In-office use of the intrector for the removal of retained lens cortex.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case and technique for the removal of retained lens cortex material in an office-based procedure using a portable battery-powered vitrectomy system.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
An 88-year-old man underwent uncomplicated office-based vitrectomy for the removal of retained lens material with good anatomical and visual outcomes.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors report a case of the removal of retained cortex material using an office-based vitrector. Clinicians should be aware of this technique for selected patients.
*Department of Ophthalmology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC; †Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida; ‡University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida; §Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; ¶Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida; and **Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Saima M
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Qureshi
Saad
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Shaikh
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007904:Lens Cortex, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D057972:Posterior Eye Segment / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*