Open AccessManagement of intraoperative miosis during pediatric cataract surgery using healon 5
Author(s) -
Vishal Jhanji,
Namrata Sharma,
Rasik B Vajpayee
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.75888
Subject(s) - medicine , miosis , sodium hyaluronate , cataract surgery , cataracts , ophthalmology , pupil , neuro ophthalmology , surgery , glaucoma , anesthesia , neuroscience , biology
We describe a technique for achieving pupillary dilatation in order to manage and counteract intraoperative miosis during pediatric cataract surgery using viscoadaptive viscoelastic (sodium hyaluronate 2.3%).