VIDEO: Surgeon shares tips on sutureless intrascleral fixation of IOLs

ByAshkan Abbey, MD

ByAnthony DeFino

Fact checked byChristine Klimanskis, ELS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, shares tips for performing sutureless intrascleral IOL fixation in eyes with poor capsular support.

“The technique that I normally use for this involves using 27-gauge trocar cannulas to create scleral tunnels that are exactly 180° apart, where I can then fixate a three-piece IOL that’s either being rescued that’s been dislocated or that I am inserting into the eye after an exchange or in an aphakic eye,” he said.

Abbey also highlighted a study that looked at outcomes in the first 488 eyes in which he performed the procedure.

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Abbey A. Trocar-assisted sutureless intrascleral fixation of intraocular lenses: A data-based approach to optimization of outcomes. Presented at: Retina World Congress; May 9-12, 2024; Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Disclosures: Abbey reports no relevant financial disclosures.

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