VT157 : A safe technique for in-the-bag implantation of rigid non-foldable intraocular lens

Dr.Saurabh Mistry, Dr.Niveditha Narayanan

In this modern era of phacoemulsification cataract surgery, while the developed nations are moving toward phacorefractive surgery with premium intraocular lenses, developing nations like India still have a large subset of population who can afford phacoemulsification surgery but only non foldable intraocular lenses. These non-foldable IOLs are to be placed only in-the-bag and are quite unstable in the sulcus due to their overall length. So their placement in-the-bag gets paramount importance as these surgeries are performed in crowded surgical camps, by surgical trainees and on patients not fully understanding the procedure and the needed co-operation. In this video presentation we demonstrate the technique of inserting in-the-bag non-foldable PMMA IOLs without the need for dialing “a dangerous step in the hands of a novice surgeon” and the concept of dialing safely if needed.