Innovative Implantation Technique: Bag-in-the-Lens Cataract Surgery

Description

This book provides a complete overview of the bag-in-the-lens implantation technique written by the pioneering force herself. The technique first developed for the adults and later for paediatrics has had overwhelmingly positive outcomes in reduction of posterior capsular opacification and stability. Nowadays, it is used as a primary approach in all patients with cataract. The initial version of the bag-in-the-lens implant is a monofocal spherical hydrophilic intraocular lens comprised of a 5mm bi-convex optic with two elliptical plane haptics. Bag-in-the-Lens Cataract Surgery guides through the steps required to achieve successful implantation in a concise and highly illustrated format to portray how to effectively perform this surgery. The toric version was launched in 2009 and the diffractive version is on its way. New and experienced ophthalmic surgeons will find this guide to be an indispensable resource for utilizing this technique to successfully treat adult and paediatric cataract patients in their daily clinical practice. Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The History of the Bag-in-the-Lens Implant (Marie-José Tassignon)....Pages 3-11 Advantages of the Bag-in-the-Lens Implant (Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill)....Pages 13-16 Histopathological Aspects of Bag-in-the-Lens Implantation (Liliana Werner)....Pages 17-23 The History of the Anterior Interface (Marie-José Tassignon)....Pages 25-32 Clinical Variations of the Vitreo-lenticular Interface (Marie-José Tassignon)....Pages 33-42 Front Matter ....Pages 43-43 Technical Specifications of the Bag-in-the-Lens Implant (Laure Gobin, Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, Marie-José Tassignon)....Pages 45-60 The Evolution of the Anterior Capsulotomy (Richard Packard)....Pages 61-75 The BIL Anterior Capsulorhexis (Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, Luc Van Os)....Pages 77-82 The Posterior Capsulorhexis (Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill)....Pages 83-89 Lens Preparation and Folding (Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill)....Pages 91-95 BIL Lens Insertion (Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill)....Pages 97-102 Toric BIL Implantation (Luc Van Os)....Pages 103-110 The BIL Exchange Technique (Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, Clare Quigley)....Pages 111-115 Femtosecond Bag-in-the-Lens Cataract Surgery (H. Burkhard Dick, Tim Schultz, Ronald D. Gerste)....Pages 117-131 Front Matter ....Pages 133-133 The Small Pupil (Luc Van Os)....Pages 135-141 BIL in Patients with Uveitis (Christian Billotte)....Pages 143-152 Zonulolysis and Lens Luxation (Nils-Erik Boonstra)....Pages 153-165 Scleral Anchoring of the Modified Bean-Shaped Ring Segments (Anca Cristina Dogaroiu, Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill)....Pages 167-171 Combined BIL and Vitrectomy (Tillmann P. Eckert)....Pages 173-190 IOL Dislocation and the Diving BIL (Ernesto Bali, Haroon Haider, Marie-José Tassignon)....Pages 191-195 Preparing Pediatric Cataract Patients for BIL Cataract Surgery (L. Lytvynchuk, D. Kuhn, M. Sander, B. Lorenz)....Pages 197-206 Visual Outcomes and Complications After BIL in the Paediatric Population (L. Lytvynchuk, B. Lorenz)....Pages 207-225