ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 1998 | Volume
: 46 | Issue : 2 | Page : 87--89
A new curved vitreous cutter for managing phakic retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy
S Natarajan, A Malpani, PK Nirmalan
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai, India
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S Natarajan
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai
India
In the presence of proliferations anteriorly, adequate excision of the vitreous base is essential. To enable a good vitreous base excision, removal of lens often becomes necessary as it may be damaged while attempting to remove peripheral vitreous. To avoid damage or the need to remove the crystalline lens we have used a new modified curved vitreous cutter along with a wide angle observation system binocular indirect ophthalmomicroscope (BIOM). Use of BIOM during vitreous surgery enables easy viewing of the retinal periphery without the need for scleral depression. Sclerotomies are made as for any regular three-port vitrectomy procedure and the vitrectomy is carried out using the curved vitreous cutter, including the vitreous base, avoiding damage to the crystalline lens. The modified curved vitreous cutter is helpful in removing the peripheral vitreous without damaging the crystalline lens, giving the patient the advantage of intraocular lens implantation at a later date.
How to cite this article:
Natarajan S, Malpani A, Nirmalan P K. A new curved vitreous cutter for managing phakic retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy.Indian J Ophthalmol 1998;46:87-89
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Natarajan S, Malpani A, Nirmalan P K. A new curved vitreous cutter for managing phakic retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 1998 [cited 2023 Sep 21 ];46:87-89
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