title: Description of surgical technique: the Bhatti modification for small-incision cataract surgery of the Akahoshi prechop technique.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Bhatti Eye Clinic, India. eyedoc@bhattieye.com
authors.forename: Swaranjit Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bhatti
mesh_terms: D001251:Astigmatism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*