LATE REOPENING OF FIBROSED CAPSULAR BAGS TO REPOSITION DECENTERED INTRAOCULAR LENSES

The infrequent postoperative complication of intraocular lens decentra tion in the presence of an intact fibrosed capsule has traditionally b een treated with lens explantation and exchange for a sulcus-fixated l ens. Many of these patients can be managed by reopening the fibrosed c apsular bag and repositioning the lens within the bag. These cases can be performed quickly using topical anesthesia regardless of the time since the primary cataract procedure.