Trocar-Assisted, Sutureless, Scleral-Fixated Intraocular Lens Implantation Combined With Penetrating Keratoplasty. 2016

Remzi Karadag, and Huseyin Bayramlar, and Amir A Azari, and Christopher J Rapuano
*Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; and †Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of trocar-assisted, sutureless, scleral-fixated (SSF) intraocular lens (IOL) implantation combined with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). METHODS This study comprised 4 eyes (4 patients) undergoing trocar-assisted SSF-IOL implantation during PKP. The combined technique was performed in 3 eyes of 3 patients with bullous keratopathy and in 1 eye with central corneal opacity. Two eyes had anterior chamber IOL implants, and 2 were aphakic. All eyes had inadequate capsular support. Evaluated parameters were biomicroscopy, corrected distance visual acuity, intraocular pressure, IOL position, and corneal graft status. Intraoperative and postoperative complications and additional surgeries were recorded. RESULTS The mean follow-up period was 28.3 ± 3.5 months. Trocar-assisted SSF-IOL implantation with PKP was successfully performed in all eyes. Visual acuity improved in all patients. During the follow-up period, a well-stabilized IOL without any IOL-related complication was obtained in all eyes. In one eye with corneal scarring and aphakic glaucoma caused by trauma, drug-resistant glaucoma developed 6 months after surgery requiring Express glaucoma shunt surgery. In one eye with a history of central retinal vein occlusion, repeat keratoplasty was performed after 10 months because of graft rejection. CONCLUSIONS Trocar-assisted SSF-IOL implantation combined with PKP is an alternative method for visual rehabilitation in the eyes with bullous keratopathy and corneal scarring without sufficient capsular support.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007910 Lenses, Intraocular Artificial implanted lenses. Implantable Contact Lens,Lens, Intraocular,Contact Lens, Implantable,Intraocular Lens,Intraocular Lenses,Lens, Implantable Contact
D008297 Male Males
D003316 Corneal Diseases Diseases of the cornea. Corneal Disease,Disease, Corneal,Diseases, Corneal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012590 Sclera The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the CANAL OF SCHLEMM. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Scleral Spur,Scleral Spurs,Scleras
D013536 Suture Techniques Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES). Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture
D014821 Vitrectomy Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, intraocular foreign bodies, and some types of glaucoma. Vitrectomies

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