Technique for removal of a capsular tension ring from the vitreous.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a new technique for safely and quickly removing a displaced capsular tension ring from the vitreous cavity. Two interventional case reports. The authors retrospectively reviewed the charts of two patients with displaced capsular tension rings (CTRs). Surgical removal of the displaced CTRs was performed in two patients. Visual and anatomic outcomes. The CTRs were removed surgically, in case 1 by cutting the CTR into two pieces before removal and in case 2 by using the CTR injector to remove the CTR in one piece through a sclerotomy site. Both patients had good visual and anatomic outcomes. The described technique of removing a displaced CTR in one piece through a sclerotomy site using the CTR injector provides a safe and efficient method of CTR removal. Cutting the CTR into two or more pieces for removal is not recommended.
Medical subject headings
- Device Removal
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
- Prostheses and Implants
- Vitreous Body