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Modifications in cataract surgery for the morbidly obese patient.

Mansour AM, Al-Dairy M

Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. dr.ahmad@cyberia.net.lb

We describe a standing phacoemulsification technique (SPT) with the patient in reverse Trendelenburg position (RTP) as a means of performing surgery in morbidly obese patients. These patients have elevated vitreous pressure, leading to a high rate of posterior capsule rupture and vitreous loss. The SPT with RTP normalizes vitreous pressure, facilitating cataract surgery.

Published 2 November 2004 in J Cataract Refract Surg, 30(11): 2265-8.
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