Combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary removal of heavy silicone oil
Accepted 7 May 2008.
We describe a technique for heavy silicone oil removal combined with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens insertion without scleral incisions or sutures using a modified 16-gauge cannula. The technique is less invasive than other techniques for removing silicone oil and does not interfere with the uveal tract or the peripheral retina.
From the Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Sunderland, United Kingdom
Corresponding author: Mr. Christopher Clark, MRCOphth, Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Queen Alexandra Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom SR2 9HP.
No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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