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Factors leading to realignment or exchange after implantable collamer lens implantation in 10 258 eyes.

Ruoyan WeiMeiyan LiAruma ArumaMichael C KnorzDong YangYongfu YuXiaoying WangJoanne ChoiPeijun YaoXing-Tao Zhou
Published in: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery (2022)
The incidence of ICL realignment or exchange after ICL implantation is low. TICL misalignment and excessive vault are 2 main causes. Implant exchange may be performed for excessive vault or misalignment with an insufficient vault. In addition, vertical rotation of an ICL may be a less invasive method to treat excessive vault in certain cases.
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