Clinical Study
Retrospective Study of Vitreous Tap Technique Using Needle Aspiration for Management of Shallow Anterior Chamber during Phacoemulsification
Table 3
Studies suggesting using vitreous needle aspiration to manage positive vitreous pressure during intraocular surgery.
| | Intraocular procedure | Number of patients (n) | Needle gauge and syringe used |
| Gross and Shaw [22] | Penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) | 70 | 21-gauge needle on a 3 ml syringe | Vongthongsri et al. [19] | Triple procedure (PKP, cataract extraction, and lens implantation) | 65 | 23-gauge needle on a 5 ml syringe | Lau et al. [23] | Phacoemulsification | 6 | 23-gauge on a 3 ml syringe |
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