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Reposition of a Gore-Tex—Fixated IOL

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Beeran Meghpara, MD, presents a case of a patient who underwent cataract surgery with a scleral-fixated PMMA IOL with Gore-Tex sutures years prior. Over time, the sutures began eroding through the conjunctiva, necessitating surgical refixation. Dr. Meghpara details the steps of the procedure in which he performed a modification of the Prolene (Ethicon) flange technique first described by Sergio Canabrava, MD.

Posted: 4/07/2022

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Reposition of a Gore-Tex—Fixated IOL

Beeran Meghpara, MD, presents a case of a patient who underwent cataract surgery with a scleral-fixated PMMA IOL with Gore-Tex sutures years prior. Over time, the sutures began eroding through the conjunctiva, necessitating surgical refixation. Dr. Meghpara details the steps of the procedure in which he performed a modification of the Prolene (Ethicon) flange technique first described by Sergio Canabrava, MD.

Posted: 4/07/2022


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