Novel wolf-toothed forceps for single-piece intraocular lens scleral fixation in astigmatic aphakic eyes.

ABSTRACT: This study introduces an innovative surgical instrument, the "wolf-toothed forceps," and evaluates its clinical application in conjunction with the Z.S. fixation technique for managing aphakic eyes with significant corneal astigmatism lacking lens capsule support. This was a pilot, case series, and interventional study. The novel "wolf-toothed forceps," integrated with the Z.S. fixation technique, was applied to astigmatic aphakic eyes requiring secondary toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Ophthalmological examinations were performed in all patients, including slit-lamp photography and swept-source optical coherence tomography, for quantitative assessment of toric IOL position. The visual acuity measurements were converted to the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (log MA

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12307710 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature