title: Continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis with use of an endoscope.
abstract: We describe a technique for creating a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) using an endoscope. Three 2.0 mm limbal incisions 120 degrees apart were made in 4 cadaver eyes. The anterior capsule was stained with trypan blue 0.1% (Vision Blue). Under endoscopic visualization, a CCC was attempted in each of the 4 globes. It was completed in 1 of them. Endoscopy provides a safe and effective tool to visualize the anterior chamber and perform a CCC when there is a poor view through the cornea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Gehan D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Herath
authors.forename: Anant
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D014343:Trypan Blue
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D014343:Trypan Blue