Use of an anterior chamber bridging cannula to prevent endothelial damage during posterior chamber lens insertion.
There is considerable risk of marked endothelial cell loss associated with insertion of an intraocular implant into an eye which has shown a tendency to anterior chamber collapse or shallowing during manipulation of the cataract section. A technique of bridging the anterior chamber for safe insertion of a J-loop posterior chamber lens is described.
D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*