New vitrectomy contact lens combined with surgical slit beam for bimanual vitrectomy

Kazuaki Kadonosono　MD,PhD
Director of Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University Medical Center，Urafune Minami-ku Yokohama City, Japan

Purpose : To describe a new illumination system for bimanual vitrectomy without endoillumination that combines a multicoated contact lens and slit-beam attached to a surgical microscope VISULUX?
Methods: We combined slit-beam illumination with a multicoated contact lens and performed vitrectomy for eye with retinal pathological disease.
Results: The multicoated contact lens enabled elimination of light reflection from the lens surface caused by slit-beam illumination. This combination provided a clearer retinal image than slit-beam illumination alone.
Conclusion: Combining slit-beam illumination with a multicoated contact lens can provide a brighter image of the fundus without glare, and it is a useful technique for bimanual vitrectomy.

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