Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 715-716, May 2006

Modified flexible iris retractor to retract superior iris and support inferior capsule in eyes with iris coloboma and inferior zonular deficiency

From the R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Accepted 25 August 2005.

Flexible nylon iris retractors are a useful adjunct to cataract surgery in cases of small pupil and subluxated lenses. A modification is presented of the standard application of iris hooks to retract the superior iris and support the inferior capsule during phacoemulsification in cases of iris coloboma with inferior zonular deficiency. Three iris hooks are applied to retract the iris, and 2 iris hooks are applied to the inferior capsule margin to support the crystalline lens in that quadrant. Clear corneal temporal phacoemulsification is then performed with adequate pupillary diameter and capsular support.

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 No author has any financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00110-6

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.060

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 715-716, May 2006

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