Technique for removal of a capsular tension ring from the vitreous.
OBJECTIVE
To report a new technique for safely and quickly removing a displaced capsular tension ring from the vitreous cavity.


METHODS
Two interventional case reports.


METHODS
The authors retrospectively reviewed the charts of two patients with displaced capsular tension rings (CTRs).


METHODS
Surgical removal of the displaced CTRs was performed in two patients.


METHODS
Visual and anatomic outcomes.


RESULTS
The CTRs were removed surgically, in case 1 by cutting the CTR into two pieces before removal and in case 2 by using the CTR injector to remove the CTR in one piece through a sclerotomy site. Both patients had good visual and anatomic outcomes.


CONCLUSIONS
The described technique of removing a displaced CTR in one piece through a sclerotomy site using the CTR injector provides a safe and efficient method of CTR removal. Cutting the CTR into two or more pieces for removal is not recommended.
Ma
Patrick E
PE
Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Kaur
Harrup
H
Petrovic
Velimir
V
Hay
Dawn
D
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012449:Safety; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*