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[Spurred iris hook for implanting posterior chamber lenses of the Kratz, Sinskey and Simcoe types]. 1983

H Payer

The iris hook used for posterior chamber implants (e.g., the Kratz, Sinskey and Simcoe types) has a slight spur at its end. The spur catches the upper loop of the rotating lens during the implantation maneuver and forces it to slide behind the iris. If the spurred hook, retracting the pupil upward, is rotated about 10-15 degrees to the right, it guides the loop more safely and more gently into the posterior chamber. The spur prevents the loop from jerking over the iris hook and back into the anterior chamber.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007498	Iris	The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium.
D007910	Lenses, Intraocular	Artificial implanted lenses.	Implantable Contact Lens,Lens, Intraocular,Contact Lens, Implantable,Intraocular Lens,Intraocular Lenses,Lens, Implantable Contact
D009885	Ophthalmology	A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases.	Ocular Surgery,Ocular Surgeries,Surgery, Ocular
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man