This video demonstrates the retrieval of a dislocated SFIOL. An incision was taken superiorly and a sclero-corneal tunnel was dissected. A reverse Hoffman pocket was dissected on the temporal sclera. An Anterior Chamber maintainer was fixed and the tunnel entry was done. The dislocated lens was carefully brought up into the anterior chamber using a dialer. The detached haptic was exteriorised through the tunnel and the eyelet was secured with a 10-0 polypropylene suture on a straight needle. The lens was tucked into its position in the sulcus. A 26G curved needle was passed through the Hoffman pocket and exteriorised from the tunnel and the suture passed through the Hoffman pocket using the rail road technique. This technique demonstrated here is a simple efficient way of preserving the primary SFIOL with minimal handling and offers less post operative inflammation and early visual rehabilitation.
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