title: Single-pass four-throw technique for pupilloplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a surgical technique for performing pupilloplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this surgical technique for pupilloplasty, after a single pass of needle through the edges of iris defect along the pupillary margin, the suture end is passed through the loop with 4 throws, creating a helical configuration in modified Siepser slipknot technique that is self-retaining and self-locking.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The technique was performed in 27 cases and the loop did not open in any of the cases in the 6-month follow-up period. No case of iritis was seen. The iris tissue was seen well approximated to each other in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The single-pass 4-throw technique serves as an effective method to perform pupilloplasty.
authors.affiliation: Narang Eye Care and Laser Centre, Ahmedabad - India.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.affiliation: Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai - India.
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques