Journal article
Diamond iris retractor configuration for small-pupil extracapsular or intracapsular cataract surgery
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Vol.30(12), pp.2473-2475
12/2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.05.028
PMID: 15617912
Abstract
We describe a technique that uses flexible iris retractors in a diamond configuration for small-pupil extracapsular or intracapsular cataract surgery in eyes with unusually dense nuclear sclerosis. Advantages of this technique include ease of conversion from phacoemulsification, optimal orientation of the maximum pupil diameter for nucleus expression or intracapsular lens removal, and conservation of iris tissue.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diamond iris retractor configuration for small-pupil extracapsular or intracapsular cataract surgery
- Creators
- William J DuppsThomas A Oetting
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Vol.30(12), pp.2473-2475
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.05.028
- PMID
- 15617912
- ISSN
- 0886-3350
- eISSN
- 1873-4502
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2004
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980299402771
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