Fig. 3.

An overview of the insertion of an 8–0 polypropylene suture into the eye. a. Surgical photos demonstrating the presence of a 10–0 polypropylene suture with an 8–0 polypropylene suture of a long straight needle that was inserted into the eye on one side via passing through the conjunctiva and the full thickness of the scleral pocket at 1.5 mm posterior to the surgical limbus. b. A schematic of the procedure wherein the long straight needle was docked with a 27-gauge needle and externalized. c. A schematic of the procedure whereby an 8–0 polypropylene suture was inserted into the eye