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Aspiração-irrigação bimanual automatizada na cirurgia da catarata infantil

Aspiração-irrigação bimanual automatizada na cirurgia da catarata infantil

Autores:

Antonio Jordão Jr,
Erasmo Romão

ARTIGO ORIGINAL

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

versão impressa ISSN 0004-2749versão On-line ISSN 1678-2925

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. vol.62 no.3 São Paulo jun. 1999

http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.19990008

SUMMARY

Purpose:

To describe the bimanual irrigation-aspiration technique to remove infantile cataract.

Methods:

Two groups offive patients each were operated on according to two different surgical techniques. Group 1 was operated on using a Simcoe two-way cannula to aspirate the cortex and in the Group 2 the cortex was aspirated by the bimanual irrigation-aspiration technique. In all cases a PMMA posterior chamber intraocular lens was implanted.

Results:

Group 2 presented less inflammatory reaction at the immediate and early postsurgical period, with less corneal edema, less inflammatory anterior chamber reaction and less synechiae formation.

Conclusions:

Despite the shortfollow-up and the small rumber of cases, the results suggest that the bimanual irrigation-aspiration technique provides a better cortical removal.

Keywords: Surgical technique; Cataract infantile; Intraocular lens

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