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ArticleCureus2024

From Crisis to Clarity: Retropupillary Iris-Claw Lens and Iris Cerclage Techniques for Post-traumatic Cataract Rehabilitation.

Nisha Ahuja, Lakshita Maherda, Karishma Dubey

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Crush injuries to the lower limbs at a major UK trauma centre: a retrospective observational study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nisha AhujaOphthalmology, Sankara Academy of Vision, Anand, IND.
Lakshita MaherdaOphthalmology, Sankara Academy of Vision, Anand, IND.
Karishma DubeyOphthalmology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Anand, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study details two cases of traumatic cataracts with a history of blunt trauma. Both presented with progressive vision loss, mydriasis, and zonular dialysis. The surgical intervention involved complete cataractous lens removal, anterior vitrectomy, iris cerclage with 10-0 prolene sutures, and retropupillary iris-claw lens fixation. Postoperative outcomes showed significant visual acuity improvements: vision reached 6/12 with correction in both cases. These findings suggest that combining iris cerclage with retropupillary iris-claw lens implantation is a safe, faster, and effective strategy for managing traumatic cataracts, offering substantial visual rehabilitation with minimal complications.

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cataractcerclagepupillarysubluxated lenstraumatic mydriasis

Identifiers

PMID39791087
PMCPMC11710943

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