Bimanual technique to manage subincisional cortical material.
The aspiration of subincisional cortical material using a standard irrigation/aspiration (I/A) handpiece can be a difficult maneuver in phacoemulsification. Access to the cortex is restricted and made more problematic by an incision carried into clear cornea and a continuous curvilinear capsulotomy. A bimanual technique for I/A has been developed that provides better access to subincisional cortex and improved chamber maintenance during aspiration.
Colvard
D M
DM
Center for Ophthalmic Surgery, Encino, California 91316, USA.
D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007904:Lens Cortex, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods