Surgical management for persistent pupillary membrane with vitreous scissors.

Lim,  Key Hwan; Yu,  Young Suk

doi:1996.10.2.124

Korean J Ophthalmol > Volume 10(2); 1996 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 1996;10(2):124-126.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.1996.10.2.124 Published online December 30, 1996.

Surgical management for persistent pupillary membrane with vitreous scissors.

Key Hwan Lim, Young Suk Yu

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ehwa Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Persistent pupillary membranes are common congenital disorders. To reduce the surgical complications, we used vitreous scissors instead of conventionally used Vannas scissors to remove the membrane and reviewed the surgical results. Five eyes of 4 children with persistent pupillary membrane were treated by surgery. Through the 1.5 mm limbal incision, the membrane was removed by using vitreous scissors after intracameral sodium hyaluronate. After 22.6 months follow-up, all pupils of operated eyes were round and no complications associated with the surgery were found. Three eyes showed improved visual acuities after the operation. We suggest that the surgery with vitreous scissors is better than with Vannas scissors.

Key Words: persistent pupillary membrane;hyaluronate;vitreous scissors