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Improvement for dry pars plana posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy using a 25-gauge vitrectomy system in paediatric cataract surgery
  1. Yunhai Dai1,2,
  2. Yusen Huang2,
  3. Xiaoming Wu2,
  4. Lixin Xie2
  1. 1Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao, China
  2. 2Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China
  1. Correspondence to Dr Lixin Xie, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong Eye Institute, 5 Yanerdao Road, Qingdao 266071, China; lixin_xie{at}yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302508

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    We previously described a technique of dry pars plana posterior capsulotomy combined with anterior vitrectomy using a 25-gauge vitrectomy system after in-the-bag intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in paediatric cataract surgery.1 However, two eyes (2.5%) in the series suffered transient hypotony (<8 mm Hg), which was related to the vitrectomy incision. In our clinical practice afterwards, such a situation also occurred. Meanwhile, low cutter efficiency was noted in a few cases, which required over 60 s for posterior capsulotomy and vitrectomy with viscoelastic materials remaining in the capsular bag. Therefore, we tried to improve the technique, and report our further surgical experience herein.

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    A consecutive series of 57 patients (80 eyes) with paediatric cataract were included in this study. All children underwent anterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis, phacoemulsification and IOL (Akreos Adapt, Baush & Lomb, Rochester, New York, USA) implantation in the capsular bag through a 3.2 mm scleral incision. The …

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors YD collected and managed the data and wrote the article; YH and XW analysed the data; LX performed the surgeries and gave final approval of the article.

    • Funding None.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Ethics approval This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shandong Eye Institute.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.