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From: Risk factors for and management of anterior chamber intravitreal dexamethasone implant migration

Fig. 2

Surgical technique for the explantation of a dislocated Ozurdex® implant. The surgical technique involved creating a temporally located clear corneal tunnel with a 2.75-mm slit knife (a) and paracentesis at the 10 o’clock position (b). Viscoelastic material was injected through the paracentesis into the anterior chamber, and the Ozurdex® implant was freed from the anterior chamber angle (c). Twenty-gauge alligator forceps were used to grip the implant at its long axis in order to avoid disintegration of the brittle implant (d)

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