title: [Anterior high-frequency capsulotomy: advantages and problems].
abstract: METHODS
  Since the clinical test phase, the author performed consistently more than 500 capsulotomies in his cataract surgeries by means of a radio-frequency current, using an instrument developed by Klöti et al. Some problems in the application of the instrument and their possible solution are discussed from the practical view of the user.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The method proved as easy and safe to use especially in certain difficult cases. The main problem seems to be a reduced stability of the anterior capsular rim compared to the cases performed by capsulorhexis.
authors.affiliation: Kantonsspital Glarus.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coester
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012828:Silicones
vernacular_title: Vordere Hochfrequenz-Kapsulotomie: Chancen und Probleme.