Seven Tips for Sideport Construction
Sideport might appear as a small and trivial step in SICS but it has great significance. Improperly constructed side port will give rise to a cascade of events which will complicate the further steps. You can make an ideal side port by employing the following tips. 1. Size Width: A very small side port will pose a lot of problems while instrumentation. It will force multiple attempts to enlarge the side port throughout surgery, which itself poses the risk of injury to intraocular structures. Conversely, a very big side port will lead to wound leak and instable AC intra-operatively. It may end up in needing a suture at the end. So assessment of apt width is imperative. The size of side port is largely dependent on the gauze of simcoe cannula being used. It needs a bit of experience to adequately size the side port and after doing a few cases one will be able to judge how much the blade needs to be inserted and how much extension is required. Fig 1 a. Very Big Sideport and b. Small Sidep
Dr. Rohit Rao · Dr. Bhavin Kumar Patel