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Ultrasound biomicroscopy can be helpful in analyzing intraocular lens position and determining the source of the problem if all does not go well. Anterior chamber depth after surgery can be measured with a high degree of accuracy. The margins of the optic can be easily imaged and decentration analyzed. Optics display highly reflective anterior and posterior borders, with frequent presence of reverberation artifacts behind the lens. The high reflectivity of the poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) haptics in one-piece lenses makes the haptic position easy to locate. Proline haptics are not quite as reflective, but can usually be located. Haptic location in relationship to surrounding structures can be determined, and, in the case of posterior chamber lenses, one can usually determine if the haptic is in the capsular bag.
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Pavlin, C.J., Foster, F. (1995). Intraocular Lenses. In: Pavlin, C.J., Foster, F. (eds) Ultrasound Biomicroscopy of the Eye. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2470-9_10
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