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DEXAMETHASONE IMPLANT REMOVAL FROM ANTERIOR CHAMBER: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
Diego Ruiz-Casas1, Juan Gros-Otero, Alfonso Casado
1*Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; †Department of Ophthalmology, Clínica Rementería, Madrid, Spain; and ‡Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Sierrallana, Cantabria, Spain.
Purpose:
To describe a surgical technique for complete and safe dexamethasone intravitreal implant (Ozurdex; Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA) removal from anterior chamber.
Methods:
Description of a new surgical technique for Ozurdex removal using a lens injector cartridge.
Results:
Dexamethasone implant was removed completely from anterior chamber with no damage to corneal endothelium or posterior chamber luxation in a patient with Ozurdex anterior chamber migration.
Conclusion:
Dexamethasone implants can be removed from anterior chamber in an easy, cheap, fast, and save way.
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