title: Double nylon loop for manual small-incision cataract surgery.
abstract: Manual small-incision cataract surgery using a double nylon loop technique is described. After capsulorhexis, hydrodissection, and hydrodelamination, the hard core of the nucleus is moved into the anterior chamber and divided into 3 pieces by a double nylon loop. Each piece is removed through a 4.0 to 4.5 mm corneal incision. The technique was safely performed in 120 eyes, with good results and few complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi, Thailand. praputk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Praputsorn
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kosakarn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019923:Capsulorhexis; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009757:Nylons; D013537:Sutures; D055682:Viscoelastic Substances / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D055682:Viscoelastic Substances