Damages to structures in the anterior chamber and central part of the posterior capsule can be clearly observed during intraocular surgery. However, it is difficult to see the damages in the posterior chamber, e.g., tearing of the zonular fibers. Even if the stress on the zonules is transient, zonular weakness can lead to serious intra- or postoperative complications including zonular dialysis and vitreous prolapse.
Researchers showed that eyes prepared for side-view imaging system tolerated IOP elevations well and withstood pressure at a similar level of that of the whole eye for the tested period. It is important that the side-view imaging technique with bisected eyes represent a practical surgical procedure in terms of having comparable values of the peak IOP as those of real “whole eye surgery”. In addition, the surgery in the bisected eyes was satisfactory in terms of the operation…
