Description of surgical technique: the Bhatti modification for small-incision cataract surgery of the Akahoshi prechop technique.
Manual chopping of the nucleus forms the backbone of nucleus reduction in manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS). The technique ("prechopping") described by Akahoshi has been modified so that it is safe, predictable, and easy to use in MSICS.
Bhatti
Swaranjit Singh
SS
Bhatti Eye Clinic, India. eyedoc@bhattieye.com
D001251:Astigmatism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*