title: [Endothelial cell loss after phacoemulsification with the "reversed tip and snip" technique compared with the "divide and conquer" technique].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The endothelial cell count after phakoemulsification is a sensitive parameter to compare different phakoemulsification techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a prospective study 30 patients in each group were operated upon the "Reversed Tip and Snip" and with the "Divide and Conquer"-Technique. The corneal endothelial cell count was measured before surgery and 4 weeks and 3 months after the operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The endothelial cell count was reduced significantly about 10% after the the "Reversed Tip and Snip" and about 15% after the "Divide and Conquer"-Technique. The first mentioned technique had a significantly reduced cell loss than the latter.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The "Reversed Tip and Snip" phakoemulsification technique causes less endothelial cell loss than the "Divide and Conquer"-Technique.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Hamburg Eppendorf.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohlhaas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klemm
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kammann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies