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Single-pass four-throw technique for pupilloplasty
1Narang Eye Care and Laser Centre, Ahmedabad - India.
Purpose:
To describe a surgical technique for performing pupilloplasty.
Methods:
In this surgical technique for pupilloplasty, after a single pass of needle through the edges of iris defect along the pupillary margin, the suture end is passed through the loop with 4 throws, creating a helical configuration in modified Siepser slipknot technique that is self-retaining and self-locking.
Results:
The technique was performed in 27 cases and the loop did not open in any of the cases in the 6-month follow-up period. No case of iritis was seen. The iris tissue was seen well approximated to each other in all cases.
Conclusions:
The single-pass 4-throw technique serves as an effective method to perform pupilloplasty.
