Crossed-swords, capsule-pinch technique for capsulotomy in pediatric and/or loose lens cataract extraction
Received 13 July 2009; received in revised form 31 August 2009; accepted 8 September 2009.
Puncturing the anterior capsule in a patient with a very soft lens, an elastic capsule, and/or deficient zonular countertraction can be challenging even with a sharp needle or blade. The crossed-swords, capsule-pinch technique capitalizes on opposing forces from 2 needles directed toward each other with a “pinch” of the capsule between their tips. This affords a controlled and facile puncture of the capsule without creating stress on the zonules or anteroposterior displacement of the lens.
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From the Cincinnati Eye Institute (Snyder) and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (Lindsell), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Corresponding author: Michael E. Snyder, MD, Cincinnati Eye Institute, 1945 CEI Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, USA.
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