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Re-forming the flat anterior chamber with Healon
R H Osher1, R J Cionni, J S Cohen
1Cincinnati Eye Institute, Ohio 45242, USA.
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|May 1, 1996
Abstract:
A shallow or flat anterior chamber may occur after complicated cataract surgery, a filtering procedure for glaucoma, or combined surgery. We describe a technique for injecting sodium hyaluronate (Healon) into the anterior chamber through the previous paracentesis tract in the operating room or at the slitlamp microscope. Re-forming the anterior chamber with Healon may pre-empt the anatomical sequelae of prolonged anterior chamber shallowing and prevent the need for more invasive surgery.