A technique for facilitated visualization and dissection of the vitreous base, pars plana, and pars plicata. Arch Ophthalmol 1991 Oct;109(10):1458-9
Date
10/01/1991Pubmed ID
1929943DOI
10.1001/archopht.1991.01080100142062Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0026007145 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
We describe a technique to facilitate visualization of the vitreous base, pars plana, and pars plicata during vitreous surgery. This technique takes advantage of an externally applied fiberoptic light source coupled with scleral depression to enable direct viewing of the ciliary processes and anterior vitreous base. No special instrumentation or alteration in pars plana vitrectomy techniques is required. We have used this technique to enhance anterior dissection during vitrectomy surgery in the aphakic and pseudophakic eye associated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, epithelial down-growth syndromes, and postvitrectomy fibrin formation.
Author List
Murray TG, Boldt HC, Lewis H, Abrams GW, Mieler WF, Han DPMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Eye DiseasesHumans
Retinal Diseases
Vitrectomy
Vitreous Body
