ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2022
Making cataract surgery possible in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A new positioning technique.
Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Effect of cervical pillow in phacoemulsification surgery for age-related cataract patients: a prospective randomized controlled study.International ophthalmology · 2024Trial
- Adapting to the unadaptable: Anaesthetic management in patients with coexisting challenges of positioning and difficult airway for cataract surgery.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Outcomes of a Novel Positioning Technique for Ophthalmic Surgery in Patients With Atypical Anatomy.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Implication of Corneal Refractive Surgery in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Case reports in ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
importancePatients with Ankylosing Spondylitis frequently have fixed kyphosis of their spine together with pain. This makes achieving acceptable head position for ocular surgery difficult. The proposal of new methods that result in successful intraocular surgery will reduce morbidity and sight loss in this group of patients.
objectiveTo describe a novel technique using a vacuum bean bag positioner which enabled cataract surgery to be performed successfully under local anaesthesia. To allow prospects of technique development to standardise cataract surgery positioning in this cohort.
resultsA 42 year-old male patient underwent phacoemulsification under Sub-Tenon's local anaesthetic with intra-ocular lens implant in the inverted position with no immediate post-operative complications. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Standard operating theatre equipment combined with a vacuum bean bag positioner, soft supports and securing straps can attain a position that is feasible for awake ocular surgery in patients with gross anatomical changes affecting the neck.
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