"Finger-tip" cryoprobe assisted enucleation.
AI Summary
A new cryoprobe was used in enucleation surgery to create corneal adhesion, providing better eye traction for optic nerve transection. This improves surgical control for patients needing eye removal.
Abstract
Purpose
To report the use of a new cryotherapy probe to induce proptosis during enucleation surgery.
Design
Interventional case report.
Methods
Two patients with uveal melanoma and secondary glaucoma were treated by enucleation. A large surface area (70 mm(2)), spatulated, end-freezing cryotherapy probe ("Finger-tip" probes, MIRA, Inc.) was used to induce proptosis during optic nerve transsection.
Results
This new probe offers homogeneous freezing over a relatively large surface area. This new cryoprobe was used to create a large cryo-adhesion on the cornea, for an excellent purchase of the eye during enucleation surgery. Using this adhesion, the eye was lifted, enabling transsection of the optic nerve.
Conclusions
This report includes photographs of the cryoprobe, the corneal cryo-adhesion, and describes its use for traction during enucleation surgery.
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