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VIDEO BLOG: Single-pass four-throw pupilloplasty technique

Issue: January 2017

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Several techniques have been described for pupilloplasty, with single-pass four-throw, or SFT, being new a variant. SFT is a variation of the modified Siepser slip knot technique, but with SFT two passes are not needed; the surgeon passes the 10-0 long arm needle only once through the anterior chamber, and once the loop is made, four throws are made to pass through the loop.

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