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[Vitreus incarceration after using iris retractors]
1Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol de Badalona, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
Archivos De La Sociedad Espanola De Oftalmologia
|January 11, 2001
Abstract
Purpose/Methods:
Biomicroscopic and ophthalmoscopic evaluation of an aphakic patient treated for a retmal detachment with scleral surgery and iris retractors. To describe a complication of the use of iris retractors in retinal surgery in aphakic patients.
Results/Conclusions:
On physical examination, a vitreus incarceration in the paracentesis performed for the iris retractors was observed. Nevertheless retinal application and good visual acuity was achieved. We conclude that the use of flexible iris retractors during scleral surgery in aphakic patients is not exempt from complications.