Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Treatment of Lens Injury

• Published in: Turk oftalmoloji gazetesi Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 51 - 54
• Main Authors: Remzi Avcı, Sami Yılmaz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Turkish
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi 01-01-2013
• Subjects: lens luxation; Lens subluxation; pars plana vitrectomy; trauma
• ISSN: 1300-0659; 2147-2661
• DOI: 10.4274/tjo.43.40427

Lens injury due to traumas may present as loss of capsule integrity, cataract, lens subluxation, or lens luxation. In addition, lens subluxation and lens luxation may occur in pseudophakic patients due to trauma. Clear corneal, scleral or sclero-corneal phacoemulsification surgery, pars plana vitrectomy, pars plana vitrectomy with phaco-fragmentation, or pars plana vitrectomy with removal through corneal incision techniques are used in the treatment of lens injury due to traumas. Intraocular lens can be implanted in the bag, sulcus, or anterior chamber during the surgery. Depending on the circumstances, scleral fixated intraocular lenses or iris-claw lenses may also be preferred. Rehabilitation of such patients is not of a great concern today, with the advanced level of vitreoretinal surgery and cataract surgery techniques and with the current state of technology. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43: 51-4)