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Lens = front or anterior, retina = back or posterior. A peripheral break is equivalent to an anterior break, and a central break is equivalent to a posterior break (Fig. 4.1). 12 o’clock is up, 6 o’clock is below. You make a sclerotomy not below the limbus but behind or posterior to the limbus. You move the vitreous cutter from the back (retina) to the front (lens).
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Spandau, U., Heimann, H. (2012). Special Techniques for Pars Plana Vitrectomy. In: Practical Handbook for Small-Gauge Vitrectomy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23294-7_4
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