title: Iris stromal imbrication oversewing for pigment epithelial defects.
abstract: We present a novel iris repair technique for the management of iris transillumination defects secondary to iris pigment epithelium (IPE) loss, which includes iris oversewing over the defect through partial iris stromal bites with 10-0 polypropylene. This technique provides a healthy layer of iris covering the transillumination defect without the creation of new defects on the contiguous IPE.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Mauricio A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes
keywords: Iris; Pupil; Trauma