FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL LENS IMPLANTATION

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1 FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL LENS IMPLANTATION Editor A.Th.M. VAN BALEN DR. W. JUNK B.V. PUBLISHERS, 1975 THE HAGUE THE NETHERLANDS

2 DOCUMENTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA PROCEEDINGS SERIES VOL. VI Editor HAROLD E. HENKES DR. W. JUNK B.V. PUBLISHERS, 1975 THE HAGUE THE NETHERLANDS

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4 CONTENTS J.E. WINKELMAN (Utrecht): Preface... VII A.Th.M. V AN BALEN (Rotterdam): The implantation of artificial lenses in traumatic cataract in children.... A.M. LEEMAN (Amersfoort): Experiences in 100 artificial lensimplantations after intracapsular lensextraction... 5 H. GERNET (Munster): Ultrasonographic oculometry and the optics of the eye M.E. NORDLOHNE (Vlissingen): Dislocation and endothelial corneal dystrophy (ECD) in patients fitted with Binkhorst lens implants ( ) NORMAN S. JAFFE (Miami Beach): Current status of intraocular lenses in the United States J. DRAEGER (Bremen): Some methodical aspects of the implantation of Binkhorst lenses J.G.F. WORST (Haren, Gr.): The author's technique for lens implantation (iris 'medallion' lens) J.G.F. WORST (Haren, Gr.): Artificiallensdesign C.D. BINKHORST (Terneuzen): Some thoughts on the fixation of intraocular lenses W.A. MANSCHOT: Histopathology of eyes containing Binkhorst lenses (Abstract) Discussion J.G.F. WORST (Haren, Gr.): Aqueous humour biotoxicity V

5 PREFACE In 1958, on the occasion of the centenary of the Koninklijk Nederlands Gasthuis voor Ooglijders at Utrecht, the Snellen medal was founded by the Board of the hospital in memory of PROF. DR. HERMAN SNELLEN SR. This medal should be presented each 5th year to a person of Dutch nationality, who had exceptionally distinguished himself in the field of ophthalmology. The Snellen committee, of which I had the honour to be a member, was unanimous in their choice of the laureate of this award; it should be Dr. C.D. BINKHORST for his outstanding and ingenious work on the intraocular implant lens. BINKHORST, an exceptionally gifted eye-surgeon, started lens implantation in 1955, after he had studied Ridley's method in London. "He introduced several improvements, and in 1957 developed his iris clip lens, in which fixation of the implant lens was provided by the iris diaphragm. The iris clip lens was followed in 1965 by the iridocapsular lens, intended for extracapsular extractions, while the iris clip lens was suitable for both intra capsular and extracapsular extraction. BINKHORST has earned a world reputation and ophthalmologists from all over the world come to the little towns of Terneuzen and Sluiskil in the province of Zeeland, to learn his technique. Next came the idea to organize a special day for the presentation of the medal. The chairman of the committee, Dr. HOPPENBROUWERS, had a very busy job in organizing this clinical day, for which he invited several well-known authorities from abroad, and so this day grew out to the first international symposium on intraocular implant lenses in the world. More than 300 participants attended this meeting, and afterwards we thought that it might be beneficial to our colleagues to have the proceedings of this meeting appear in print. Thanks are due to Miss LA BASTIDE, for typing out the panel discussion, and to Prof. HENKES and Dr. VAN BALEN, who took care of the editing and printing of the manuscript. We sincerely hope that this first symposium on intraocular implant lenses may provide usefull information on this still controversial subject. PROF. DR. J.E. WINKELMAN, Koninklijk Nederlands Gasthuis voor Ooglijders, Utrecht. VII