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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2015  |  Volume : 63  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 524-527

Manuel's asteroid disruption technique


1 Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Pushpagiri Medical College, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Pushpagiri Medical College, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
3 Department of Ophthalmology, Marian Medical Centre, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Manuel John
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Marian Medical Centre, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala
India
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.99867

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A seventy-year-old male presented with dense asteroid hyalosis in both eyes. He had undergone cataract extraction in one eye 3 years ago, and the other eye had immature cataract. Both the autorefractor and dilated streak retinoscopy did not give readings and subjective visual improvement could not be achieved. Immediately following YAG posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitreous asteroid disruption, the vision improved to 20/20 with recordable auto refractor and streak retinoscopy values. Our initial experience indicates that the treatment is simple, safe and effective but needs controlled and prospective studies to confirm its long-term safety.


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