• Users Online: 43592
  • Home
  • Print this page
  • Email this page
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Year : 2013  |  Volume : 61  |  Issue : 7  |  Page : 361-364

Vitrectorhexis versus forceps posterior capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract surgery


Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, B B Eye Foundation, 2/5 Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata, India

Correspondence Address:
Lav Kochgaway
C8/7 Animikha Housing Complex, Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata - 700156
India
Login to access the Email id

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.101066

Rights and Permissions

This study was done to compare the results of posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis created using forceps with those created using vitrector in eyes suffering from congenital cataract. Vitrectorhexis term was first used by Wilson et al in 1999. [1] Fifty eyes with congenital and developmental cataract were included in this study. The posterior capsulorhexis was created using utrata forceps in 17 eyes or through a vitrector in 33 eyes. Forceps capsulorhexis was performed before IOL implantation, while vitrectorhexis was performed after IOL implantation in the bag. The results of both the surgery were compared using the following criteria: incidence of extension of rhexis, ability to achieve posterior rhexis of appropriate size, ability to implant the IOL in the bag, the surgical time, and learning curve. Vitrectorhexis after IOL implantation was an easy to learn alternative to manual posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract surgery. It was more predictable and reproducible, with a short learning curve and lesser surgical time.


[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
Print this article     Email this article
 Next article
 Previous article
 Table of Contents

 Similar in PUBMED
   Search Pubmed for
   Search in Google Scholar for
 Related articles
 Citation Manager
 Access Statistics
 Reader Comments
 Email Alert *
 Add to My List *
 * Requires registration (Free)
 

 Article Access Statistics
    Viewed3635    
    Printed50    
    Emailed0    
    PDF Downloaded221    
    Comments [Add]    
    Cited by others 5    

Recommend this journal