title: Enlarging the pupil for cataract extraction using flexible nylon iris retractors.
abstract: A technique using flexible iris retractors to manage small pupils during cataract extraction reduces iris trauma, allows adjustment of pupil size, and reduces intraoperative difficulty more than previously described techniques. This method is appropriate for extracapsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification, as well as the posterior segment procedures for which it was originally described.
authors.affiliation: Laurel Eye Clinic, Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Nichamin
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D009757:Nylons; D011680:Pupil
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons