The scleral yoke suture for anterior segment surgery.

A safe effective method of global control during anterior segment surgery is presented. The method used in 1184 consecutive cases was the scleral yoke traction suture adapted from a method often used in strabismus surgery. The incidence of postoperative ptosis severe enough to require surgical correction is presented in that group as well as in a group of 591 consecutive cataract extractions utilizing the classic superior rectus traction surgery. The principle advantages of this method as compared to the classic superior rectus traction suture are pointed out, with emphasis on the reduction of postoperative ptosis.