Capsular Bag Transplantation Plus Cow-Hitch Suture Technique for Aphakia and Aniridia

González del Valle, Fernando

Capsular Bag Transplantation Plus Cow-Hitch Suture Technique for Aphakia and Aniridia

Friday, April 17, 2015

Fernando González del Valle, MD

Javier Celis Sánchez, MD

Alvaro Fidalgo Broncano, MD

Agustín Núńez Sánchez, MD

Diana Mesa Varona, MD

Antonio Arias Palomero, MD

Laura B. Alfaya Muńoz, BA

Edgar J. Infantes Molina, MD

Rivera Jorge, MD

Eva Avendano Cantos, MD

The big jump in cataract surgery in the last century was to preserve the capsular bag. In the 21^st century the transplantation of a capsular bag from a crystalline lens human donor could be the final frontier to reach. We present in our video one of the first surgeries of this type, around the world, in a postraumatic aniridia and aphakia using our personal cow hitch suture technique and combined with an iris prosthesis ring.