Hydration of the anterior stroma in phacoemulsification cataract surgery

Gnanapragasam Nithyanandarajah; Yannis Athanasiadis; Paolo Scollo; Benjamin Sharma; Alex Dorgham; Anant Sharma

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.02.025

Hydration of the anterior stroma in phacoemulsification cataract surgery

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2014 May;40(5):702-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.02.025.

Authors

Gnanapragasam Nithyanandarajah¹, Yannis Athanasiadis¹, Paolo Scollo¹, Benjamin Sharma¹, Alex Dorgham¹, Anant Sharma²

Affiliations

¹ From Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Nithyanandarajah, Athanasiadis, Scollo, A. Sharma), Bedford Hospital and the Bedford School (B. Sharma, Dorgham), Bedford, United Kingdom.
² From Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Nithyanandarajah, Athanasiadis, Scollo, A. Sharma), Bedford Hospital and the Bedford School (B. Sharma, Dorgham), Bedford, United Kingdom. Electronic address: asharma263@hotmail.com.

PMID: 24767905
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.02.025

Abstract

We describe a simple technique to hydrate the anterior stroma in cataract surgery using a 30-gauge needle. At the end of phacoemulsification, the needle is inserted into the stroma to create a watertight seal of the clear corneal incision.

MeSH terms

Acetates / administration & dosage
Body Water / metabolism*
Corneal Stroma / metabolism*
Drug Combinations
Fluid Therapy
Humans
Minerals / administration & dosage
Phacoemulsification / methods*
Sodium Chloride / administration & dosage

Substances

Acetates
BSS solution
Drug Combinations
Minerals
Sodium Chloride