Further development of experimental techniques for refilling the lens of animal eyes with a balloon.
Various techniques for experimental refilling of the lens of animal eyes are possible. We describe two new methods: Balloon insertion after endocapsular phacoemulsification and after phacoemulsification with circular capsulorhexis. The feasibility of these techniques was tested in both rabbit eyes and pig cadaver eyes. With organo-silicone gel as the balloon filling material, post-operative refractive changes of up to 4 diopters of residual hyperopia were achieved; accommodation changes were up to -1 diopter. The technique of refilling the lens with a balloon to avoid leakage of filling material warrants further study.
Nishi
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Nishi Eye Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Hara
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Hara
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Hayashi
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Sakka
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Y
Iwata
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S
D000818:Animals; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D012828:Silicones; D013552:Swine
D012828:Silicones