June 19, 2025
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Jennifer Loh, MD, shares preferred technique for IOL exchange
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this exclusive Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Jennifer M. Loh, MD, discusses her technique for IOL exchange.While there are several ways to remove an IOL, Loh’s preferred method has four steps: separating the anterior capsule from the IOL, freeing the IOL from the capsular bag and ensuring the haptics are movable, inserting the new IOL in the bag
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Jennifer Loh, MD, presented a four-step IOL exchange technique at Kiawah Eye 2025, favoring IOL Packer/Chang cutters and forceps (MicroSurgical Technology) for controlled removal through the main incision. The standardized sequential approach — capsule separation, haptic mobilization, new IOL insertion under the original, then cutting and extraction — reduces intraoperative variables in a procedure where technique consistency directly affects patient outcomes.
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