Rotoextractor evacuation of total hyphema.
Hyphema was created in ten albino rabbits and removed within an hour by the Douvas Rotoextractor. All the blood was gone from each eye within 48 hours and there was no evidence of damage to iris, cornea or lens after six weeks. One patient underwent Douvas Rotoextractor removal of a hyphema that was causing increased intraocular pressure and corneal staining. Three months postoperatively, vision was 6/7.5 and intraocular pressure was controlled.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D011817:Rabbits