iStent Placement Prior to Cataract Extraction

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Constance O. Okeke, MD, describes her technique for iStent placement prior to cataract extraction. Here, she notes that use of a smaller initial temporal incision and a dispersive viscoelastic yields a more stable anterior chamber, better corneal view, and no hypotony leading to excessive bleeding once the trabecular meshwork is pierced.

Posted: 12/20/2013

Keywords:

Cataract

iStent Placement Prior to Cataract Extraction

Constance O. Okeke, MD, describes her technique for iStent placement prior to cataract extraction. Here, she notes that use of a smaller initial temporal incision and a dispersive viscoelastic yields a more stable anterior chamber, better corneal view, and no hypotony leading to excessive bleeding once the trabecular meshwork is pierced.

Posted: 12/20/2013

Keywords:

Cataract

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