From vitreous loss to vitrectomy.
The author presents a simple surgical device enabling ophthalmic surgeons to manage vitreous loss in cataract surgery or perforating injuries in a safer and simpler way and with less postoperative complications. The instrument set-up has the following specifications: perfectly cutting vitrectomy microinstrument, mechanical device for repeated use of the cutting edge of the trephine. The instrument set is ready for use in less than 1 min. The same instrument device can be used for several other purposes in anterior and posterior segment surgery, especially for delicate problems in pars plana vitrectomy.
D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000592:standards*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*