Crystalline lens endocapsular fragmentation using an elastic loop filament.
| Autor: | Diakonis VF; The Eye Institute of West Florida, Largo, FL, USA., Cook BN; The Eye Institute of West Florida, Largo, FL, USA., Desai NR; The Eye Institute of West Florida, Largo, FL, USA., Weinstock AJ; The Eye Institute of West Florida, Largo, FL, USA., Weinstock RJ; The Eye Institute of West Florida, Largo, FL, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | European journal of ophthalmology [Eur J Ophthalmol] 2018 Jul; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 412-414. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 26. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1120672118758397 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: To describe a novel mechanical endocapsular fragmentation technique of the crystalline lens during cataract surgery using a loop elastic-thin filament. Methods: An alternative method to mechanically fragment the crystalline lens utilizing a nitinol loop is described. This device achieves lens sectioning in multiple pieces, decreasing ultrasonic energy expenditure during cataract surgery. Results: Endocapsular fragmentation of crystalline lens was achieved using a nitinol loop filament, without the use of ultrasound energy. Conclusion: This surgical technique demonstrates that a micro loop filament may be used as an alternative surgical approach for energy-free mechanical endocapsular nucleus disassembly and fragmentation. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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