Illuminated curved 25-gauge vitrectomy probe for removal of subsclerotomy vitreous in vitreoretinal surgery

被引：8
作者：
Chalam, Kakarla V. [1 ]
Shah, Gaurav Y. [1 ]
Agarwal, Swati [1 ]
Gupta, Shailesh K. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Florida, Coll Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Jacksonville, FL 32209 USA
来源：
INDIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | 2008年 / 56卷 / 04期
关键词：
illuminated 25-gauge vitrectomy probe; pars plana vitrectomy; phakic; sclerotomy site;
D O I：
10.4103/0301-4738.41420
中图分类号：
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号：
100212 ;
摘要：
Incarceration of vitreous in sclerotomy sites during pars plana vitrectomy can lead to wound-related complications similar to vitreous incarceration in cataract surgery. We describe an illuminated curved 25-gauge vitrectomy probe for removing vitreous from sclerotomy sites. Polyester tubing is used to secure a fiber optic endoilluminator (0.5 mm) with the curved 25-gauge vitrector (0.5 mm). The resultant illuminated curved vitrector (20 G) has a diameter of 1.0 mm. It facilitates complete removal of vitreous around the internal sclerotomies under direct visualization in both phakic and pseudophakic eyes. The same was confirmed with ultrasound biomicroscopy of the sclerotomy sites. Curved vitrector reduces postoperative complications related to incarcerated vitreous in phakic and pseudophakic eyes and other sclerotomy-related wound complications.
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