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. 2024 Dec 30;11:49. doi: 10.1186/s40662-024-00414-0

Table 2.

Studies reporting IOL-related complications following intrascleral sutureless IOL fixation

Specific sutureless fixation technique IOL type No
of eyes
Mean follow-up period IOL-related postoperative complications rate (%) or degree (°) Formula References
Flanged intrascleral IOL fixation with double-needle technique X-70 (Santen, Osaka, Japan) 50

Less than 6 months (2 eyes)

More than 6 months (98 eyes)

Iris capture 2.0%

IOL tilt 3.83 ± 2.69°

Not given [27]
ZA9003 (Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, C) 32

Iris capture 15.6%

IOL tilt 2.86 ± 2.18°

PN6A (Kowa, Tokyo,

Japan)

15

Iris capture 13.3%

IOL tilt 2.53 ± 1.43°

MA60MA (Alcon, Inc) 3

Iris capture 0%

IOL tilt 5.62 ± 3.86°

Modified Yamane technique using 27-gauge needle IOL Master 700 apparatus (Carl Zeiss Meditec, XX, USA) 31 Minimum 6 weeks IOL decentration 6.4% SRK-T [164]
Flattened flanged intrascleral IOL fixation technique

Sensar AR40 3-piece IOL (Abbott Medical Optics,

Santa Ana, California, USA)

42 The longest 6 months

IOL dislocation 2.5%

Iris capture 4.8%

Not given [89]
Modified Yamane technique Zeiss CT Lucia 602 Lens 121 Mean 237 (range 30–1079) days Visually significant IOL tilt or decentration 5% Holladay I, Hoffer Q, and SRK-T [149]
Modified Yamane technique using 27-gauge needle 3-piece folded IOL (AcrySof MA60AC, Alcon or Tecnis ZA9003, AMO) 68 Mean 10 months

Iris capture 8.8%

IOL tilt 2.4 ± 1.7°

IOL decentration 0.35 ± 0.21 mm

Not given [175]
Yamane flanged intrascleral haptic fixation technique 3-piece IOL 39 Minimum 3 months IOL decentration 12.8% SRK-T [176]
Modified “glued” technique MA50BM (Alcon Laboratories Inc, Fort Worth, TX) 73.7% 38 Mean 3.1 (range 1.0–5.0) years

IOL dislocation 13.2%

IOL tilt 2.6%

Holladay II and Barrett Universal II [144]
MA60AC (Alcon Laboratories Inc, Fort Worth, TX) 18.4%
Unknown 7.9%
Flanged intrascleral haptic fixation technique CT Lucia 602 IOL (Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc, Dublin, CA) 95.5% 22 Mean 2.0 (range 1.0–3.1) years IOL tilt 4.5%

Holladay II, Barrett Universal II

and SRK-T

MA60AC IOL (Alcon Laboratories Inc, Fort Worth, TX) 4.5%

IOL = intraocular lens