{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Implantation Versus Four-Flanged Scleral Fixation Technique for Patients With Loss of Capsular Support During Routine Cataract Surgery.
{Author}: Dubinsky-Pertzov B;Mahler O;Shemer A;Hecht I;Simaan F;Belkin A;Pras E;Einan-Lifshitz A;
{Journal}: J Refract Surg
{Volume}: 40
{Issue}: 8
{Year}: 2024 Aug
{Factor}: 3.255
{DOI}: 10.3928/1081597X-20240523-01
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To compare the outcomes of anterior chamber intraocular lens (AC-IOL) implantation versus the four-flanged scleral fixation technique in eyes with loss of capsular support during routine cataract surgery.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This was a retrospective cohort study of all patients in whom an IOL was implanted either during or after short-term aphakia due to loss of capsular and sulcus support in a routine cataract surgery with at least 6 months of follow-up time between 2015 and 2023 in a tertiary medical center in Israel. Two different IOL implantation techniques were compared: the implantation of an angle-supported ACIOL and four-flanged scleral fixation. Main outcome measures included postoperative complications such as pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, loss of intraocular pressure control and glaucoma, IOL subluxation, and retinal detachment.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Sixty-five eyes of 65 patients were included in the study, 33 eyes in the AC-IOL group and 32 eyes in the flange group. Follow-up time was 29.92 ± 20.02 months in the AC-IOL group and 20.17 ± 15.56 months in the flange group (P = .087). Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy was observed in 10 (30.3%) patients in the AC-IOL group and in 1 (3.1%) patient in the flange group (P = .04). This association remained significant using survival analysis (P = .006). In 4 (12.1%) patients in the AC-IOL group, a glaucoma filtering procedure was performed to control the intraocular pressure compared with none in the flange group (P = .042).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>In the setting of loss of capsular support during routine cataract surgery, four-flanged scleral fixation showed an overall lower rate of complications and significantly reduced rate of subsequent surgical interventions. [J Refract Surg. 2024;40(8):e520-e526.].