title: Identifying the ciliary sulcus for suturing a posterior chamber intraocular lens by transillumination.
abstract: We describe herein a technique for locating the ciliary sulcus for suturing a posterior chamber intraocular lens. Transscleral illumination with a light-guide fiber placed underneath the iris reveals the ciliary sulcus as a bright area near the limbus, and it allows for a straight needle with 10-0 polypropylene fiber to be easily inserted through the sulcus after making two pairs of radial scleral incisions to fixate the 10-0 polypropylene fiber. We think that this procedure can minimize complications of suturing a posterior chamber intraocular lens and shorten the operation time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes