Use of Malyugin Pupil Expansion Ring in Femtosecond Laser-assisted Cataract Surgery

Abstrakt

To describe a technique that allows performing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with the LenSx laser (Alcon) in patients with poor or non dilating small pupils. Use of the Malyugin ring is a reliable and stable method of maintaining an adequate surgical pupil diameter both for femtosecond laser assisted capsulotomy and lens fragmentation with Lens laser and subsequent phacoemulsification and IOL implantation.

Klíčová slova

• Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery
• Malyugin ring
• Surgical technique