title: Avoiding complications associated with iris retractor use in small pupil cataract extraction.
abstract: While there are several options for managing the small pupil during cataract surgery, adjustable iris retractors are beneficial when there is a risk of cutting or tearing the iris, such as with rubeosis. Appropriate use of this new surgical tool includes proper placement of the parcenteses and a gradual and limited enlargement of the pupil, perhaps to no more than 5.0 mm.
authors.affiliation: Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masket
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011680:Pupil