title: A new biconcave contact lens for vitrectomy in eyes with intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: The authors report a new biconcave contact lens capable of providing superior surgical views of eyes during vitrectomy and intraocular lens implantation under both fluid-filled and air-filled conditions. The new biconcave lens is made of a glass with a high refractive index (nd = 1.883). The lens is placed on the cornea using a regular lens ring for the floating vitrectomy lens system. During vitrectomy, the new biconcave lens provides a view as clear as that of the commercially available flat-concave lens when the vitreous cavity is filled with fluid. The lens also provides a more magnified view than the commercially sold biconcave lens during fluid-air exchange, with no need for replacement. The new biconcave vitrectomy lens spares the surgeon the trouble of replacing different refractive lenses during the fluid-air exchange procedure in an eye undergoing intraocular lens implantation, and may be helpful for vitreous surgery.
authors.affiliation: Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Chiba, Japan. hitani-dm@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hitani
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Futamura
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saishin
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeno
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D003261:Contact Lenses; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*