The SWISS IOL Technique (Small-Width Incision Scleral Suture): A Mini-Invasive Technique

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Patient 1: (a) preoperative aphakia with some degree of correctopia and iridodonesis and (b) postoperative slit lamp image; note the 10-0 polypropylene suture visible under the conjunctiva with round ends at 1 and 7 o’clock. Patient 2: (c) preoperative aphakia with remnants of capsular bag and iris sphincter damage and sutured corneal wound and (d) postoperative image with a well-centered IOL as seen through the upper iridotomy. Patient 3: (e) preoperative aphakia, corneal scar, and lower iris sphincter damage with peripheral anterior synechia and (f) well-centered IOL postoperatively. Note the vertical orientation of the lower haptic confirming centration.

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