Use of the Unfolder Silver/Sapphire system to inject capsular tension ring during phacoemulsification in cases with subluxated cataract.
Capsular tension rings (CTRs) have proved to be useful devices in cataract surgery in cases of zonular weakness and dialysis. They can be inserted with the help of forceps or commercially available injection systems. We describe use of the Unfolder Silver/Sapphire Series implantation system (Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.) to inject a CTR into the capsular bag during phacoemulsification in cases with subluxated cataract. The implantation system used for CTR insertion can subsequently be used for implantation of a foldable intraocular lens.
Sethi
Harinder Singh
HS
R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. sethi2211@yahoo.com
Saxena
Rohit
R
Sinha
Ankur
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D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000150:complications*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012834:Silver
D012834:Silver; D000537:Aluminum Oxide