title: Stretching capacity of capsulorhexis and nucleus delivery.
abstract: The stretching capacity of the continuous circular capsulorhexis was studied in 30 human cadaver eyes. The capsulorhexis was found to have a remarkable stretching capacity, allowing safe nucleus delivery in planned extracapsular cataract extraction using hydroexpression. The difficulties encountered when trying to deliver the nucleus by external pressure to the sclera are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Vejle Sygehus, Denmark.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krag
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corydon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged