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Hon Shing Ong1, Malavika Subash, G G W Adams
1Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Moorfi elds Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom. honshing@gmail.com
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
|October 16, 2012
Abstract:
Many surgeons consider implantation of iris-claw intraocular lenses a favorable option for pediatric aphakic eyes with poor capsular support. The authors present two children who had spontaneous subluxation of such lenses resulting in complications that required explantation. These cases highlight the potential sight-threatening complications of such intraocular lenses.
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