Combined phacovitrectomy with capsular tension ring and gas tamponade for chronic cyclodialysis cleft unresponsive to conventional closure

Combined phacovitrectomy with capsular tension ring and gas tamponade for chronic cyclodialysis cleft unresponsive to conventional closure

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Traumatic cyclodialysis clefts, a rare diagnosis after blunt End Table injury to the eye, are typically amenable to closure with either medical therapy or direct surgical cyclopexy.However, when cyclodialysis clefts cannot be closed through these methods, unorthodox techniques may be required.We describe a method to close a traumatic cyclodialysis cleft involving simultaneous vitrectomy, capsular tension ring placement, and insertion whips of an intraocular lens.