Four ports pars plana vitrectomy in retrieving dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lens
- VernacularTitle:改良四通路玻璃体切割在人工晶状体后脱位治疗中的应用
- Author:
Lei, GAO
;
Fu-Hua, WANG
;
Ying, SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
modified;
four ports pars plana vitrectomy;
retrieval of dislocated IOL
- From:
International Eye Science
2007;7(1):43-45
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
AIM: To report the use of modified four ports pars plana vitrectomy in managing a dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lens.METHODS: A young man with bilateral pseudophakia and dislocated PC-IOLs had undergone modified four ports pars plana vitrectomy in relocating a dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lens. This procedure was surgically less tedious and demanding compared with previous methods of IOL retrieval.RESULTS: No significant intra- or post-operative complication was noted. The visual recovery of the operated eye was rapid with the best corrected visual acuity at 14 months post-operation being 0.5. In contrast, the right eye without operation due to patient refusal developed total retinal detachment with hand movement visual acuity.CONCLUSION: Modified four ports pars plana vitrectomy may be a more ophthalmic surgeon friendly alternative in the retrieval of dislocated IOL.