title: Laser-assisted cataract surgery following insertion of a pupil expander for management of complex cataract and small irregular pupil.
abstract: We report a case in which laser-assisted cataract surgery was performed safely and successfully following manual division of posterior synechiae and mechanical dilation of the pupil with a Malyugin ring in a patient with an irregular, small stuck-down pupil.
authors.affiliation: From the Vision Eye Institute, Chatswood, and the Discipline of Ophthalmology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: tim.roberts@visioneyeinstitute.com.au.
authors.forename: Timothy V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lawless
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hodge
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D057866:Anterior Capsule of the Lens / Q000601:surgery; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D032801:Iridectomy; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery