Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 18-20, January 2008

Healon5 sandwich technique for phacoemulsification in vitrectomized eyes

  • Rajeev Sudan, MD
    • ,
  • Rajamani Muralidhar, MD, DNB, FRCS, MRCOphth
    • ,
  • Vikas Sharma, MD, MRCSEd, MRCOphth

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Vikas Sharma, MD, MRCSEd, MRCOphth, 18 Wakefield Crescent, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0AU, United Kingdom.

From the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Accepted 30 September 2007.

We have developed a safe approach to phacoemulsificaiton in post-vectromized eyes. The technique, called the Healon5 sandwich, uses the viscoadaptive properties of sodium hyaluronate 2.3% (Healon5) to prevent a posterior chamber dehiscence.

 

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)01773-7

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.09.014

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 18-20, January 2008

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