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¹M.D. Associate Professor, Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Kahramanmaras/TURKEY
²M.D. Asistant, Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Kahramanmaras/TURKEY Phacoemulsification and a monoblock intraocular lens implantation into the capsular bag were planned in a 70 years old male patient's right eye. After an uneventful phacoemulsification, the posterior capsule perforation and zonular dialysis occurred at seven o'clock position during the lens implantation with cartridge. In this case, lower haptic of the intraocular lens was sutured to the iris with 10/0 prolene suture without removing the lens from the eye. Any lens related complication was not observed at six months follow-up period and 10/10 vision was achieved with -0.75 diopter correction. Spherical -0.75 and - 0.50 diopter astigmatism was measured with the auto-refractometer. In patients with the perforation of the posterior capsule and zonular dialysis on one side, but capsular support available on the other side, anatomical and functional success may be achieved with the monoblock soft lens haptic via sutured to the iris. Keywords : Intraocular lens, phacoemulsification, posterior capsular perforation