Open AccessModified Yamane technique with a 26-gauge needle: single corneal incision and simplified haptic insertion
Author(s) -
Yong Tang,
Yanlin Gao,
Yang Chu,
Yuyan Liu,
Qiang Han
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of cataract and refractive surgery/journal of cataract and refractive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.678
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1873-4502
pISSN - 0886-3350
DOI - 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000816
Subject(s) - haptic technology , aphakia , surgery , intraocular lens , ophthalmology , materials science , medicine , computer science , simulation
A modified Yamane technique with a 26-gauge needle for aphakia correction is described. Single corneal or corneoscleral incision is set at 12 o'clock. The 26-gauge needles are used to make 2 angled incisions parallel to the limbus to fix the haptics of a 3-piece intraocular lens. The modifications provide an easier and safer way of haptic insertion into the needle tip and decreases the possibility of bending or breaking the haptic.