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Combined phacoemulsification, pars plana vitrectomy, and foldable intraocular lens implantation
Dennis S C Lam1, Alvin L Young, Srinivas K Rao
1Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. dennislam@cuhk.edu.hk
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|July 5, 2003
Abstract:
We describe a technique for combined cataract and vitreoretinal surgery using sutureless sclerocorneal and sclerotomy incisions and a foldable intraocular lens. This technique, with its variations for cases with and without gas-fluid exchange, was successfully performed in 40 consecutive cases over a 5-month period. No significant complications related to the surgical procedures were encountered. The rationale and advantages of this technique are discussed.