[Implantation of Binkhorst's iridocapsular lens (author's transl)]

Advantages of the extracapsular extraction for implantation of Binkhorst's iridocapsular lens. Description of the surgical procedure; its indications and contre indications. Analysis of the results of 131 operations. The follow up of 120 patients exceeded six months. 84% of the patients have a visual acuity higher than 10/20. The major complication is secondary cataract which requires new surgery in 20% of the cases. The major complication is secondary cataract which requires new surgery in 20% of the cases. Other complications are the same as in classical intracapsular extraction when the indications of iridocapsular implants are correct.