A Technique for Knotting a Suture Around the Loops of a Dislocated Intraocular Lens, Within the Eye, for Fixation in the Ciliary Sulcus

Abstract

I describe a new, simpler, technique for attaching a suture to the haptic of a dislocated posterior chamber lens implant. A 10-0 polypropylene suture is used, doubly armed with straight needles. This technique has been used successfully in five cases.