Want to change your eye color? Think twice.. Iris Implant Removal!
Prosthetic cosmetic iris implants are a novel way to change eye color, unfortunately they often cause a UGH (Uveitis Glaucoma Hyphema) syndrome. They can also induce cataract and cause corneal decompensation. They are usually made of a thin layer of silicone material, and often need to be explanted because of iritis/glaucoma/cataract. The silicone iris implant can be segmented or removed in total. The technique used here is to segment a "tab" on the iris implant opposite the corneal incision and get the iris implant to invert and fold through the corneal incision on removal. A 4mm corneal incision is used. Care should be taken to guard the natural lens and corneal endothelium. Not shown on the video, I performed goniosynechialysis to open the PAS formed by the ocular implant.
