title: The "trap door" anterior capsulectomy technique for extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in the capsular bag.
abstract: A technique for performing the anterior capsulectomy in extracapsular cataract extraction is described. The "trap door" anterior capsulectomy facilitates removal of 12 o'clock cortex by retracting the superior iris. Also, the anterior capsular flap acts as a lens glide during insertion of the IOL, and as a guide for the haptic during placement of the superior loop in the superior fornix of the capsular bag.
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007904:Lens Cortex, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular