title: Extracapsular cataract surgery using capsulorhexis with viscoexpression via a limbal section.
abstract: Two hundred consecutive patients had extracapsular cataract surgery by capsulorhexis and viscoexpression. Capsulorhexis, attempted in 195 eyes, was successful in 87.7%. Viscoexpression was attempted in 162 cases and successfully delivered the nucleus in 87.7%. There were five cases of zonule rupture, one of posterior capsule rupture, and two of vitreous loss. If the capsulorhexis is larger than 5 mm, viscoexpression can be safely used on all cataracts, regardless of nuclear density, and is the ideal transition to phacoemulsification.
authors.affiliation: Eye Department, West Norwich Hospital, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pickering
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid