Fig. 17. The intraocular lens (IOL) is folded using a moustache fold. The haptics are placed within the sulcus, and the optic is captured above the plane of the iris. A Barraquer sweep is passed through the paracentesis and placed beneath the optic as the IOL is unfolded. (Reprinted from Stutzman RD, Stark WJ:. Surgical technique for suture fixation of an acrylic intraocular lens in the absence of capsular support. J Cataract Refract Surg 29:1660, 2003, with permission from ASCRS ESCRS.).