title: [Chop technique with lens loop-pad and foldable intraocular lens implantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the use of chop technique with lens loop-pad and foldable intraocular lens implantation for cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chop technique with self-designed lens loop-pad and foldable intraocular lens implantation were performed on 73 eyes of 64 cases with senile cataract.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The intraoperative complication was posterior capsular rupture in only 2 cases. All the patients had very mild postoperative reaction and round pupil. The corrected visual acuity was improved to 0.5 or over in 79.5% (58 eyes) at one week postoperatively, and in 89.0% (65 eyes) at three months postoperatively. The mean percentage of endothelial cell loss was 14.1% (t = 17.46, P < 0.001) at the superior area of cornea and 12.2% (t = 17.52, P < 0.001) at the center of cornea.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is suggested that the chop technique with lens loop-pad simplify the procedure, and be safer and more reliable, achieving the goals of small incision cataract surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China. lyzh@jlonline.com
authors.forename: Yizhuang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Aiping
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Changxiu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged