title: [Diathermic high-frequency capsulorhexis in cataract surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficiency of diathermic high-frequency capsulorhexis in cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  After injection of viscoelastic material into the anterior chamber, a continuous circular capsulotomy (CCC) was performed using a diathermic high-frequency capsulorhexis machine in 34 eyes of 30 cataract patients during extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) combined with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successfully CCC was made in 31 eyes. A small peripheral radial capsular tear was detected in 3 eyes. No postoperative corneal edema and other complications were found in all eyes. The postoperative corrected visual acuity > or = 0.5 was accounted for 91.2%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diathermic high-frequency capsulorhexis is a simple, safe and effective method for ECCE (or Phacoemulsification) combined with IOL implantation. It is especially indicated for those eyes with hypermature cataract, traumatic cataract and children with congenital cataract.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D003972:Diathermy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity