Combined phacoemulsification and removal of gas following macular hole surgery.
We describe a technique for combined fluid-gas exchange and phacoemulsification 2 weeks after macular hole surgery to achieve rapid visual rehabilitation. The procedure uses a standard cataract set and requires minimal vitreoretinal expertise. We encountered no significant complications and obtained long-term outcomes comparable to those with conventional management.
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom. hbs@doctors.net.uk
Henry B
HB
Smith
Nelson A
NA
Sabrosa
Niall
N
Patton
Robert E
RE
MacLaren
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000150:complications; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005740:Gases