title: Diamond iris retractor configuration for small-pupil extracapsular or intracapsular cataract surgery.
abstract: We describe a technique that uses flexible iris retractors in a diamond configuration for small-pupil extracapsular or intracapsular cataract surgery in eyes with unusually dense nuclear sclerosis. Advantages of this technique include ease of conversion from phacoemulsification, optimal orientation of the maximum pupil diameter for nucleus expression or intracapsular lens removal, and conservation of iris tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1091, USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Dupps
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Oetting
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D014792:Visual Acuity