Double nylon loop for manual small-incision cataract surgery
Received 23 September 2008; received in revised form 21 October 2008; accepted 23 October 2008.
Manual small-incision cataract surgery using a double nylon loop technique is described. After capsulorhexis, hydrodissection, and hydrodelamination, the hard core of the nucleus is moved into the anterior chamber and divided into 3 pieces by a double nylon loop. Each piece is removed through a 4.0 to 4.5 mm corneal incision. The technique was safely performed in 120 eyes, with good results and few complications.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi, Thailand
Corresponding author: Praputsorn Kosakarn, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi, 22000, Thailand.
The author has no financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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