title: Transscleral repair of recalcitrant, inadvertent, postoperative cyclodialysis cleft.
abstract: We present a patient with a cyclodialysis cleft in whom, after established medical, laser, and initial surgical interventions had failed to close the cleft, we successfully used ab externo suture placement to appose and close it. Although we present only one case, we believe this procedure, which may be useful in pseudophakic and aphakic eyes, is easier to perform than previously described techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Metrikin
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Allinson
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002924:Ciliary Body; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity