title: New micro vertical scissors for the surgical ablation of retinal angiomatous proliferation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop new micro vertical scissors for the ablation of retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) to minimize possible retinal damage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  New micro vertical scissors were developed and used for the ablation of RAP vessels.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The length of the inner side of the tip is 180 microm, which is approximately one seventh that of regular vertical scissors. The scissors handled easily and the RAP vessels were ablated with less retinal damage compared with that associated with use of standard vertical scissors. Postoperatively, intraretinal hemorrhage was reduced and hyperfluorescence seen on indocyanine green angiography resolved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new micro vertical scissors developed for the ablation of RAP vessels can be used safely and effectively during this surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. sakaguh@ophthal.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohji
authors.forename: Fumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gomi
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikuno
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments
chemical_list: D007208:Indocyanine Green