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Dislocation of Binkhorst four-loop lens implant. 1979

N S Jaffe, and D M Eichenbaum, and H M Clayman, and D S Light

A consecutive series of 1,093 Binkhorst four-loop lens implantations was used to examine the problem of dislocation of implants used in intracapsular cataract extractions; emphasis of the study was on the need for suture fixation. Transiridectomy suture fixation was used in 497 procedures, no suture was used in 403 procedures, and a simple iris suture technique was used in 193 procedures. Although the transiridectomy suture fixation procedure had the lowest percentage of dislocations, the iris suture technique is considered safer. Suture fixation is recommended for Binkhorst four-loop implants used in intracapsular cataract extractions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007498	Iris	The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium.
D007910	Lenses, Intraocular	Artificial implanted lenses.	Implantable Contact Lens,Lens, Intraocular,Contact Lens, Implantable,Intraocular Lens,Intraocular Lenses,Lens, Implantable Contact
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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