A practical and easy surgical technique for recovery of an incarcerated haptic

Partial Loss of Lens Haptic during Injection of Hydrophilic Intraocular Lens

“…It remains unclear whether such microlesions of lens optics are of clinical significance. Trapping or tearing of lens haptics is a complication that occurred with the introduction and wide use of lens shooter systems 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 . Whereas most authors reported this as a casuistic event, Koçluk et al 16 evaluated that trapping of a haptic occurred in his practice in 2.5% of all cases, a surprisingly high incidence.…”

“…Trapping or tearing of lens haptics is a complication that occurred with the introduction and wide use of lens shooter systems 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 . Whereas most authors reported this as a casuistic event, Koçluk et al 16 evaluated that trapping of a haptic occurred in his practice in 2.5% of all cases, a surprisingly high incidence. The reason for trapping of haptics remains unclear so far.…”

“…According to Koçluk et al [16], a lens haptic trapped between the cartridge and the plunger of the shooter can be released without lens damage when cleaving the cartridge from the tip parallel to the trapped piece of the lens with a sharp blade. This was unfortunately not successful in this case.…”