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Iris-Fixation of IOL With Titanium Clips

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On January 24, 2010 @ 3:37 pm In Cataract | Comments Disabled

Some surgeons are just plain brilliant. Tying the haptics to the iris really is no walk in the park. Instead, using a tiny titanium clip from the vascular surgeons, the haptics were easily clipped to the iris using a very simple clipper. Ta-da! Done. This needs to be tried in humans ASAP- almost certainly to be well-tolerated and easier on the eye.

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