Facilitated trailing haptic externalization technique for intrascleral intraocular lens fixation.

Purpose: To describe the facilitated trailing haptic externalization technique for intrascleral intraocular lens (IOL) fixation.

Methods: In this technique, first the direction of the 4-5 mm tip of the trailing haptic is straightened with the help of forceps. After the second needle enters the posterior chamber, the edge of the IOL optic is pushed towards the opposite scleral tunnel with the needle.

Can bleeding in trabeculectomy be decreased? Effectiveness of brimonidine pre-treatment.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative topical brimonidine use to maintain visibility during trabeculectomy and control intraoperative bleeding and postoperative subconjunctival hemorrhage.

Methods: The first group comprised 35 eyes of 34 patients administered brimonidine tartrate 0.15% (Brimogut, Bilim Ilac, Turkey) eye drops 6 and 3 min before surgery, and 33 eyes of 31 patients who received no medication for vasoconstriction formed the second group.