Simplified technique for combined silicone oil removal during phacoemulsification with standard or toric intraocular lens implantation
Received 12 February 2009; received in revised form 8 May 2009; accepted 9 May 2009.
We describe a simple automated technique for silicone oil removal at the time of phacoemulsification combined with standard or toric intraocular lens implantation using the phacoemulsification handpiece in irrigation/aspiration mode. No additional corneal or scleral incisions are needed, and no specialized vitreoretinal instrumentation is required.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
Corresponding author: Julie Boshra, MD, Loma Linda University, Department of Ophthalmology, 11370 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, California 92354, USA.
No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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