MONOSCLERAL FIXATED LENS IMPLANTATION IN EYES WITH PARTIAL LOSS OF CAPSULAR OR ZONULAR SUPPORT

technique is described in which a posterior chamber intraocular lens ( IOL) is implanted in eyes with partial loss of posterior capsule or zo nular support. The IOL's inferior haptic is placed over the residual c apsule and the superior haptic is fixated to the ciliary sulcus with a polypropylene suture. In 17 eyes that had surgery using this techniqu e, mean postoperative visual acuity was 20/25; complications included irregular pupil, iris capture, pupil block, hyphema, localized periphe ral anterior synechia, IOL tilt, suture exposure, and cystoid macular edema.