Traumatic total iridectomy after clear corneal cataract extraction
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Iris Fixation via External Pentagram Suturing
Published on: May 5, 2022
Malik Y Kahook1, Michael J May
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, Denver, Colorado 80045, USA. malik.kahook@uchsc.edu
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|September 1, 2005
Abstract:
The increasing use of topical clear cornea techniques has led to an intense debate regarding wound stability. We present a case of traumatic aniridia post cataract extraction which illustrates the importance of wound dimensions and construction.
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