Linked Life Data

8965475

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/8965475

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-26
pubmed:abstractText
BACKGROUND: Besides silicone and acrylic lenses thermoplastic lenses, such as the MemoryLens, are being increasingly used. Thermoplastic lenses are implanted through a small incision in a rolled state so that they unfold in the capsular bag. Here we describe a complication that has had appeared in two patients. PATIENTS, METHODS AND STATUS: After phacoemulsification a MemoryLens was implanted in 35 years of 35 patients through an incision in the clear cornea revealing two cases of scratched anterior surfaces after implantation. The scratches were caused by the tip of the forceps through excessive pressure and mechanical force during implantation due to an incision slightly too small. CONCLUSIONS: By a lens diameter of 2.31 mm in a rolled state we do not only recommend a forceps with rounded ends but also an incision width of 3.8 mm in order to perform a safe implantation without damage to the lens surface.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0023-2165
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
209
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[Superficial damage to the MemoryLens in implantation].
pubmed:affiliation
Universitäts-Augenklinik Graz.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract