Incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens implantation

Abstract

Prof. dr. M.J. Tassignon has intellectual property rights to the bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens (U.S. patent 6 027 531; EU patent 009406794; PCT/120268), which is licensed to Morcher GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany.

Bag-in-the-lens implantation helps avoid posterior synechiae of the iris after phacovitrectomy

“…The BIL technique is safe and does not pose a higher risk compared to the LIB technique 2,31 . Furthermore, it is generally possible to revert to LIB implantation during the surgical procedure.…”

Review of primary posterior capsulorhexis in cataract surgery

“…His work, Tassignon's findings using her design of the BIL (not FDA approved), and other surgeons have confirmed no increase in macular thickness, fluorophotometry cell and flair, early or late pressure spikes or ocular hypertension, and no increase in retinal detachment (in fact a slight decrease) using these techniques. [ 12 27 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ]…”

Effects of histone acetylation on superoxide dismutase 1 gene expression in the pathogenesis of senile cataract

“…While surgical intervention is currently the most effective remedy 2 , the high incidence rate of the disease and the high cost of surgery present a great economic burden among developing countries 1 . In addition, there is a greater chance of irreversible sight-threatening surgery-associated complications 3 4 5 . Thus, great emphasis is being placed on finding alternative pharmacological strategies to prevent or delay cataract formation among the elderly population.…”