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Couching of cataractous lens in microphthalmic eyes with irido-fundal coloboma: revisiting the historical technique.

Naresh Babu KannanAnanya GoswamiMuthukrishnan VallinayagamAvik Dey Sarkar
Published in: International ophthalmology (2024)
Couching of cataractous lens is an effective and safe method in microphthalmic eyes with irido-fundal coloboma as last resort procedure, where no other surgical procedure may work. It provides an ambulatory gain of visual acuity in previously non-ambulatory subjects. Corneal measurements help in determining the subset of patients where couching offers viable option.
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