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How do you manage a situation where the lens optic shifts in front of the iris after a Yamane technique?

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Ophthalmology · Colorado Retina Associates
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This issue typically occurs in myopic eyes with "floppy" iris characteristics and has less to do with the optic shifting anteriorly, but more with the iris shifting posteriorly. Reverse optic capture of the IOL optic by the iris can best be prevented by performing a peripheral iridotomy at the time ...

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