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Purpose We describe a scleral suture fixation technique for dislocated plate haptic toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Materials and methods A double-armed 10-0 straight polypropylene suture was passed into the eye from the sclera (2 mm away from the limbus). A suture needle was passed through the hole on the corner of the IOL and pulled out from the paracentesis with a 27-gauge needle. Afterward, the suture needle was reinserted from the same paracentesis and then removed from the eye with the help of a 27-gauge needle entering the eye from a nearby point to the first scleral entrance. The needle was passed through the end of the loop and pulled slightly to initiate the formation of a cow-hitch knot. The same procedure was applied to the other hole on the plate haptic. Both sutures were adjusted and fixed to the sclera with a Z suture. Results No complications were observed and at the follow-up visits, uncorrected visual acuity was 0.8 with decimal. Conclusion Axial, sagittal, and rotational stability rules are taken into consideration, scleral fixation surgery for a dislocated plate haptic foldable toric IOL is an alternative method to eliminate astigmatic refractive error.
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Karadag, R., Gunes, B., Aykut, V. et al. Scleral suture fixation technique for dislocated plate haptic toric IOL. Int Ophthalmol 38, 2183–2186 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0680-6
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