Glued intraocular lens implantation: A three-year retrospective analysis at two hospitals in Brussels, Belgium.

Purpose: To analyze the outcomes and refraction of cases receiving fibrin glue-assisted posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation (Glued IOL) from December 2014 to December 2017 at Saint-Pierre Hospital and Saint-Anne Hospital in Brussels.

Methods: Multicenter retrospective descriptive observational study of consecutive cases that underwent glued intraocular lens implantation from December 2014 to December 2017 at Saint-Pierre Hospital and Saint-Anne Hospital in Brussels. The purpose is to analyze the results preoperatively and 3months postoperatively, the postoperative intraocular pressure, the reasons that led us to use this surgical technique, the immediate and late complications and finally the astigmatism and refraction before and after the surgery.

Results: A total of 33 eyes were evaluated. Among the indications, 42.42% were intraoperative posterior capsular rupture, 33.3% were dislocated IOL and 12% were (sub) luxated cataract. The mean preoperative and postoperative intraocular pressure was 17.1mmHg and 16.3mmHg, respectively. There were no intraoperative complications, but there were 5 postoperative complications, one macular cystoid edema, one hyphema, one retinal detachment and 2 haptic extrusions. The mean corneal astigmatism pre- and postoperatively was 1.43 and 1.49 diopters, respectively. The postoperative spherical equivalent refractions were between -0.75 and +0.75 D.