Protection of corneal endothelium during intraocular lens implantation using polymacon, a new surgical technique.
A controlled series of intraocular lens implantations on paired cat eyes was performed to determine if a polymacon sheet (Bausch & Lomb plano-T soft contact lens) could protect the corneal endothelium from damage caused by contact with a methyl methacrylate intraocular lens. A new surgical technique has been developed that reduces the endothelial cell loss from 51% (standard implantation technique) to 9% (new polymacon-shield technique).
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002452:Cell Count; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004727:Endothelium; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*