Phacoemulsification using iris-hooks for capsular support in high myopic patient with subluxated lens and secondary angle closure glaucoma.
We report an unusual case of angle closure glaucoma in a 78-year-old highly myopic female patient. The patient did not show any preoperative signs of subluxation of lens. However, the capsular bag was noted to be unstable during surgery. The patient was managed with phacoemulsification of lens using a novel method of iris hooks for stabilization of capsular bag during surgery.
Morris
Brid
B
Cardiff Eye Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom.
Cheema
Rizwan A
RA
D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014792:Visual Acuity