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Ab-interno scleral suture loop fixation with cow-hitch knot in posterior chamber intraocular lens decentration

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INDIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 124-126

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MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.179712

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Cow-hitch knot; intraocular lens decentration; scleral fixation

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Aim of Study: To describe a simplified ab-interno cow-hitch suture fixation technique for repositioning decentered posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL). Materials and Methods: Two cases are presented with the surgical correction of decentered and subluxated IOL. Ab-interno scleral suture fixation technique with hitch-cow knot in the eye was performed with a ciliary sulcus guide instrument and 1 year follow-up was completed. Results: Both of the patients had well centered lenses postoperatively. Corrected distant and near visual acuities of the patients were improved. There was no significant postoperative complication. In the follow-up period of 1 year, no evidence of suture erosion was found. Conclusions: Ab-interno scleral suture loop fixation with hitch-cow knot in the eye was effective in repositioning decentered or subluxated PC IOLs with excellent postoperative centered lenses and visual outcomes.

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