An automated vitrector was used to create an optical iridectomy in 15 eyes of 15 patients with leucomatous corneal opacities. The optical iridectomy was performed successfully through a standard 1.2 mm incision in all eyes. No intraoperative complications were observed, and there was no case of iatrogenic cataract formation. The median best corrected visual acuity improved from 1/60 (range light perception to 6/60) preoperatively to 6/24 (range 6/60 to 6/12) at the last follow-up (mean 28 days). An automated vitrector can be successfully used to create an optical iridectomy in eyes with leucomatous corneal opacities. This technique was safe and could be performed through a small surgical incision.
From the Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (Agarwal, Jhanji, Dutta, Sharma, Titiyal, Vajpayee), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, and the Centre for Eye Research Australia (Vajpayee), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Corresponding author: Tushar Agarwal, MD, Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
Presented as a poster at the XXIV Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, London, United Kingdom, September 2006.
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