title: Fluorescein-assisted viscodissection for easier phacoemulsification.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fluorescein-assisted viscodissection for easier phacoemulsification.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Ophthalmology, Cairo University.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The description of a new surgical technique to help overcome difficulties in the learning curve of phacoemulsification.
  
  
  METHODS
  A mixture of Fluorescein 0.25% and methyl cellulose 0.25% is used for hydrodissection. Standard phacoemulsification is then continued until the initial groove reaches the plane between the lens cortex and the capsule when the fluorescein flows towards the anterior chamber in a Green Smoke. This sign indicates a proper depth for attempting to crack the nucleus into two halves.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Cairo University, Egypt. gozreem@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosny
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Eldin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hosny
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D004210:Dissection / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D019793:Fluorescein; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019793:Fluorescein