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. 2022 Dec 14;37(11):2169–2171. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-02351-5

Table 1.

Relative/Absolute Surgical Contraindications (*ICL implantation) including but not limited to.

Supplementary IOLs Laser refractive surgery IOL exchange

•Glaucoma

•Endothelial cell dysfunction

•Previous uveitis/CMO

•Iris defect

•Previous posterior capsulotomy

•Anterior chamber <2.8 mm*

•Toric if there is a toric IOL in the bag

•Capsular instability

•Pregnancy/Lactation

•Active ocular (surface) disease

•Corneal opacity

•Endothelial cell dysfunction

•Previous herpes simplex keratitis

•Autoimmune disease

•Corneal ectasia

•Inadequate residual or uncut stromal bed

•Pregnancy/Lactation

•Previous posterior capsulotomy

•Capsular instability

•Endothelial cell dysfunction

•Capsule fibrosis

•Pregnancy/Lactation

•Previous CMO