title: Sutureless contact lens ring system during vitrectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a new sutureless ring system to fix corneal contact lens in place during vitrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  New surgical instrument.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sutureless ring system consists of a stainless steel ring that has two upright tabs 180 degrees apart with a hook on the top and two elastic silicone bands 8 mm in diameter to fix the ring to the eyelid speculum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The contact lens fixed in place with the sutureless ring was stable and allowed intraoperative visualization of the fundus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This suture-free contact lens system facilitates visualization of the fundus during vitrectomy allowing shorter surgical time. It also enables us to avoid additional trauma associated with the lens ring fixation procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan. ikuno@ophthal.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikuno
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohji
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusaka
authors.forename: Fumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gomi
authors.forename: Kou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Futamura
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tano
mesh_terms: D003261:Contact Lenses; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*