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Microspheropakia Cataract Surgery

Steven G. Safran, MD

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This is a 38 year old woman with microspherophakia due to profound congenital zonular deficiency from suspected Marfan's Syndrome. She is having cataract surgery with a toric lens placed in the capsular bag with a CTR and 2 goretex sutured capsule tension segments to provide support.

Posted: 3/24/2016

Keywords:

Ahmed Micro-Graspers

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Capsular Tension Rings, CTRs

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Capsule Retractors

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Capsulotomy/Capsulorrhexis

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Cataract

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Cataract Surgery

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Complex Case

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Iris Hooks

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Marfan's Syndrome

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Tecnis Toric IOL

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Zonules

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Microspheropakia Cataract Surgery

Steven G. Safran, MD

This is a 38 year old woman with microspherophakia due to profound congenital zonular deficiency from suspected Marfan's Syndrome. She is having cataract surgery with a toric lens placed in the capsular bag with a CTR and 2 goretex sutured capsule tension segments to provide support.

Posted: 3/24/2016

Keywords:

Ahmed Micro-Graspers

•

Capsular Tension Rings, CTRs

•

Capsule Retractors

•

Capsulotomy/Capsulorrhexis

•

Cataract

•

Cataract Surgery

•

Complex Case

•

Iris Hooks

•

Marfan's Syndrome

•

Tecnis Toric IOL

•

Zonules

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Valli Muthappan

8 years ago

Hello! What instrument do you use to make the sclerotomy to retrieve the second end of the Gore-tex suture? Thank you.

anthony kokx

9 years ago

great surgery Steve. If you didn't have to use a Toric would you have opted for a scleral pocket glued in IOL?

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