Small peripheral anterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis
| Autor: | Marie Hamaoui, Hassan Tahi, Francisco Fantes, Jean Marie Parel |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Lens capsule
medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Forceps Lens Capsule Crystalline Capsule Cataract surgery eye diseases Sensory Systems Capsulorhexis Peripheral Ophthalmology medicine Animals Feasibility Studies Surgery Rabbits Pediatric cataract business Surgical incision |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. 25(6) |
| ISSN: | 0886-3350 |
| Popis: | Cataract surgery is routinely performed using an anterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC). A manual surgical technique is described for performing a small (less than 1.5 mm diameter) anterior CCC. This technique's applications extend from Phaco-Ersatz, a cataract surgical technique designed to restore accommodation to pediatric cataract surgery. An experimental rabbit study was conducted to determine the feasibility of the technique. Up to 9 small peripheral anterior CCCs were made in the same lens capsule without the capsule tearing. The mean diameter of the CCCs was 1.1 mm +/- 0.3 (SD). A 30 gauge needle and Utrata capsulorhexis forceps were used to construct the CCC. This technique shows promise for the successful performance of small CCCs in Phaco-Ersatz procedures and pediatric cataract surgery. |
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