title: Lensectomy using a bimanual microincision cataract surgery technique during pars plana vitrectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Institute of Vision Research, Vitreoretinal Service, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Suk Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Byeon
authors.forename: Oh W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: 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*