IS HAPTIC LENGTH RELAVENT IN GLUED IOL SURGERY

Glued IOL surgery is now widely accepted for management of aphakia. However this surgical procedure is also fraught with its share of complications. We have observed increased incidence of post-operative haptic dislocation in patients who were implanted a glued IOL of  overall length   13.0 mm and safely 13.5 mm so that adequate length of haptic is available to be tucked inside the scleral tunnels. A haptic tuck of at least 03mm on either side will minimize the chances of haptic dislocation. Moreover a larger haptic tuck ensures minimal haptic movement and nearly obliterates the chance for dislodgement of haptics and subsequent IOL dislocation.