Four-Flanged Intrascleral Intraocular Lens Fixation Technique: No Flaps, No Knots, No Glue.

PURPOSE: To develop a novel, sutureless, single-piece, nonfoldable intraocular lens (IOL) intrascleral fixation technique based on the existing Malbran IOL scleral fixation and Yamane double-needle techniques.

METHODS

The novel method uses a 5.0 polypropylene suture and a bipolar cautery to create 2 flanges in the eyelets of the IOL and 2 flanges outside to insert inside the scleral tunnel and thus fixate the IOL.

RESULTS

This technique had been applied in 4 patients with aphakia after phacoemulsification complications. The mean preoperative and postoperative corrected distance visual acuities were 0.45 ± 0.17 and 0.67 ± 0.27 (Snellen decimal units), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

The 4-flanged technique improves and simplifies the existing single-piece, nonfoldable IOL intrascleral fixation techniques.