ABSTRACT
A modified self-retaining plano-concave
contact lens for visualization of the ora serrata and
anterior vitreous during vitreous surgery is described.
A groove to hold a light pipe is made in the standard
self-retaining, plano-concave, one-piece acrylic lens
with footplates. A drop of viscoelastic material
between the lens and the cornea holds the lens in place
by suction. The groove (1 mm in depth and diameter)
supports the tip of the endoillumination probe held by
an assistant. This illuminates the area while the surgeon
indents the sclera with the free hand, facilitating
quick and well-controlled vitreous base dissection.
This system offers a simple, effective, and quick
method for illumination of the ora serrata and anterior
vitreous in aphakic and pseudophakic eyes during
vitrectomy. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
2004;35:76-77.]
AUTHORS
From the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida.
Accepted for publication November 26, 2003.
Address reprint requests to Vinay A. Shah, MD, Department of
Ophthalmology, 580 W. 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209.
