Abstract
In highly myopic eyes, a 25-gauge soft-tip needle is unable to remove fluid completely during air-fluid exchange because the needle is too short to reach the back of the elongated globe. In the simulated example, we found that the standard soft-tip cannulated needle is unsuitable for use in eyes with axial lengths greater than 31 mm. Other 25-gauge instruments are similarly unable to reach the back of a long eye.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 437-438 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Ophthalmology