A closed chamber technique for repair of iridodialysis.

We have developed a surgical technique for repair of traumatic iridodialysis, in which a 25-gauge hypodermic needle is used to place a 10-0 polypropylene suture in sewing-machine fashion through a closed anterior chamber. The technique also can be modified to secure a posterior capsule with a partial zonular dialysis, such as may occur during phacoemulsification or cortical clean-up.