OPHTHALMIC SURGERY AND LASERS

A novel suture technique for regular stellate corneal lacerations, called a star-shaped suture is described. The suturing begins from inside any of the wound tips in a clockwise direction. Suture placement proceeds in a counterclockwise direction by the adjacent wound limb, while the suture passes are all in clock-wise direction. Finally, a star-shaped suture is achieved with the knot self-buried in the corneal stroma at the initial entry site. This is a continuous suture, of which tractional forces direct to the center of the wound providing good apical apposition for stellate lacerations. This suture technique can be an alternative for the reconstruction of stellate corneal lacerations

An alternative technique in (1) determining the placement of scleral buckles in (2) retinal detachment surgery

PubMed ID: 12678393We have developed a simple technique to verify the final and exact position of the explant on the retinal break before placing the radial or circumferential scleral buckles during the retinal detachment surgery. For this purpose, we used the back end of a dismantled blade holder which is essentially the same size as a sponge

Marked MVR knife for vitreoretinal surgery

WOS: 000182898700033PubMed ID: 1270762

Management of the posterior segment foreign bodies with a simple snare

WOS: 000187728100018PubMed ID: 1470783

Tilt and Decentration of Bag-Fixated Intraocular Lenses - a Comparative-Study Between Capsulorhexis and Envelope Techniques

WOS: A1994PQ40100001PubMed ID: 7835190Malposition of an intraocular lens (IOL) may cause symptoms such as glare, halos, and other visual aberrations. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of two different anterior capsulotomy techniques on IOL tilt and decentration. Bag-fixated IOL implantation after uncomplicated extracapsular cataract extraction was performed using both envelope (65 eyes) and continuous circular capsulorhexis (CCC) technique (42 eyes). Eyes were followed-up at least 6 months postoperatively. While the mean IOL decentration after envelope technique was found to be 0.65 mm, this was 0.15 mm after CCC technique. On the other hand, the mean actual tilting angle of IOL after envelope technique was 5.66 degrees, whereas this was 1.13 degrees after CCC technique. The aforementioned differences were statistically significant (p<0.01, and p<0.01). Furthermore, in 17 eyes (26.1%) where envelope technique and in 29 (69.0%) eyes where CCC technique was used demonstrated no IOL tilt and decentration. This study shows that the CCC technique may result in less optical problems due to IOL malposition compared to the envelope technique

A novel suture technique in stellate corneal lacerations

WOS: 000170981100013PubMed ID: 11563791A novel suture technique for regular stellate corneal lacerations, called a star-shaped suture is described. The suturing begins from inside any of the wound tips in a clockwise direction. Suture placement proceeds in a counterclockwise direction by the adjacent wound limb, while the suture passes are all in clock-wise direction. Finally, a star-shaped suture is achieved with the knot self-buried in the corneal stroma at the initial entry site. This is a continuous suture, of which tractional forces direct to the center of the wound providing good apical apposition for stellate lacerations. This suture technique can be an alternative for the reconstruction of stellate corneal lacerations