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The benefits of an iris-claw IOL implantation are a short surgical time, a sutureless implantation, an excellent centration without risk of tilting and a short learning curve (approx. 5 surgeries). The disadvantage is that the IOL is fixated into the iris tissue, and a too traumatic implantation may lead to an inflammation. This postoperative inflammation with cellular proliferation of the IOL is induced by macrophages. This occurs, however, only in the learning curve. In addition, sufficient iris tissue is required for implantation. See Sect. 5.1.
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Spandau, U., Scharioth, G. (2014). Special IOL Fixation Techniques. In: Complications During and After Cataract Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54449-1_5
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