title: Removal of lens material dropped into the vitreous cavity during cataract surgery using an optical fiber-free intravitreal surgery system.
abstract: We describe a technique for removing lens fragments dropped into the vitreous cavity during cataract surgery using an optical fiber-free intravitreal surgery system (OFFISS) that was developed for bimanual vitrectomy. The dropped nucleus was removed by 2-port corneal vitrectomy using the OFFISS in 3 patients during complicated cataract surgery. No complications occurred, and good visual recovery was achieved. The OFFISS provided a good view of the fundus without fiber optics and allowed the use of 2 ports for vitrectomy through the corneal wound. This technique is suitable for cataract surgeons who have not been trained in 3-port pars plana vitrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055100:Optical Fibers; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*