Lensectomy using a bimanual microincision cataract surgery technique during pars plana vitrectomy.
Lens extraction during vitrectomy is sometimes necessary to obtain an adequate view of the retina. Currently, phacoemulsification through a clear corneal incision with implantation of a foldable intraocular lens has become the preferred technique for cataract extraction during pars plana vitrectomy. The authors described the technique of lensectomy using a bimanual microincisional cataract surgery technique during pars plana vitrectomy and insertion of the intraocular lens at the end of surgery, which has several advantages over conventional coaxial phacoemulsification procedures.
Byeon
Suk Ho
SH
Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Institute of Vision Research, Vitreoretinal Service, Seoul, Korea.
Kwon
Oh W
OW
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*