title: "Capsulocopsis": a new surgical instrument and method for capsulotomies.
abstract: Capsulotomy using a cystotome and continuous tear capsulorhexis has dramatically improved the quality of modern cataract surgery. The authors have devised a microscalpel that has a semicircular configuration and can turn 360 degrees and score or cut the anterior capsule. The blade also has the ability to salvage a radial tear that may occur during capsulorhexis by cutting the extension from the opposite direction and continuing the "peeling off" of the capsule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michalos
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Avila
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular