PARS-PLANA CICATRIZATION OF SEWN-IN POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR-LENS HAPTICS

The authors describe the unexpected finding of cicatrization of poster ior chamber lens haptics to the pars plana. This was found during remo val of a secondary, transscleral sewn-in pseudophakos during a retinal reattachment procedure. Ophthalmic history and intraoperative photogr aphy revealed pars plana cicatrization of haptics. Despite removal of trans-scleral prolene fixation sutures and application of gentle tract ion, the posterior chamber lens haptics remained firmly adherent to pa rs plana retina. The haptics were amputated to prevent significant cho rioretinal damage. The conventional belief that all sewn-in posterior chamber intraocular lenses cause little or no scarring response around the haptics may be unfounded.