title: DEXAMETHASONE IMPLANT REMOVAL FROM ANTERIOR CHAMBER: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a surgical technique for complete and safe dexamethasone intravitreal implant (Ozurdex; Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA) removal from anterior chamber.
  
  
  METHODS
  Description of a new surgical technique for Ozurdex removal using a lens injector cartridge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dexamethasone implant was removed completely from anterior chamber with no damage to corneal endothelium or posterior chamber luxation in a patient with Ozurdex anterior chamber migration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dexamethasone implants can be removed from anterior chamber in an easy, cheap, fast, and save way.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; †Department of Ophthalmology, Clínica Rementería, Madrid, Spain; and ‡Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Sierrallana, Cantabria, Spain.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Casas
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gros-Otero
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casado
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004343:Drug Implants; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004343:Drug Implants; D003907:Dexamethasone