ESCRS - PO062 - Novel Surgical Technique For Sing Imt (Small Incision New Generation Implantable Miniaturised Telescope) Removal And Replacement With A Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens

Novel Surgical Technique For Sing Imt (Small Incision New Generation Implantable Miniaturised Telescope) Removal And Replacement With A Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens

Published 2024 - 42nd Congress of the ESCRS

Reference: PO062 | Type: Case Report | DOI: 10.82333/rw42-cc91

Authors: Pantelis A. Papadopoulos* 1 , Dimitrios Panagiotidis 2 , Alexandros Papadopoulos 3 , Efterpi Chatzispasou 3

1Ophthalmology Clinic,Athens Metropolitan Hospital,Athens,Greece;Ophthalmo-Check Eye Center,Athens,Greece, 2Athens Macula Center,Athens,Greece, 3Ophthalmo-Check Eye Center,Athens,Greece

Purpose

Presentation of a novel surgical technique for the removal of the SING IMT (Small Incision New Generation Implantable Miniaturized Telescope) and its replacement by a posterior chamber intraocular lens.

Setting

Athens Metropolitan Hospital

Report of case

Two patients (male, 88 years old and female 82 years old) with advanced age-related macular degeneration and low vision that had implantation of the SING IMT, underwent surgery to replace it, 2 and 5 months after the initial implantation. The replacement was requested by the patients due to a decrease in the peripheral visual field of the eye with the SING IMT, despite the improvement of vision in both cases. A posterior chamber IOL was inserted in the bag. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed in either case. We describe the various steps of this novel technique.

Conclusion/Take home message

With the surgical technique we devised and used in these two cases, the replacement of the SING IMT by a posterior chamber intraocular lens was performed in a safe and effective manner without causing damage to the eye tissues. This is the first time that a surgical technique for SING IMT removal has been demonstrated in clinical cases.