Techniques and instruments for cataract surgery.
New techniques for cataract surgery have evolved around access to the cataract, a renewed interest in nuclear expression extracapsular techniques, and a near-completion of the developmental cycle of phacoemulsification back to the original "divide and conquer" strategies.  Options to improve access to the cataract include surgical pupil revision, self-retaining iris retractors, and surgical techniques for operating through a small pupil.  Nucleus expression through a capsulorhexis is facilitated by global hydrodissection and hydrostatic tilting of the nucleus before removal.  New phacoemulsification strategies revolve around the Phaco-Chop method that emphasizes nuclear rim fracturing.
Koch Eye Associates, Warwick, Rhode Island.
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D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans