Ultrasound biomicroscopic evaluation of the efficacy of a transillumination technique for ciliary sulcus localization in transscleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses

Ultrasound biomicroscopy showed the difficulty in reliably suturing the haptics in the ciliary sulcus, even with the use of a transillumination technique. However, the results suggest that the transillumination technique is a safe and easy procedure and helps the surgeon identify the ciliary sulcus during transscleral fixation of PC IOLs more precisely than without the use of transillumination.