While performing an iris repair procedure, the surgeon needs to be cautious to not imbibe the corneal tissue in the suture needle.
Inadvertent involvement of the corneal fibers leads to non-sliding of the suture inside the anterior chamber and failure of the surgical procedure. This has been highlighted by various surgeons who perform iris repair, and instructions to overcome this have been emphasized with a word of caution.
The technique of non-appositional (hangback) repair was described by Snyder and colleagues. We present a technique of trocar-assisted hangback for iridodialysis repair that
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