title: Bowl-and-snail technique for soft cataract.
abstract: We describe a technique for the removal of soft cataracts that can be easily taught with good reproducibility. Following hydrodissection, nucleus removal starts by sculpting a central bowl down to the posterior capsule. The surrounding nuclear rim is then broken into a C-shaped mass that can be rotated and emulsified simultaneously. The entire procedure is done within the capsular bag with minimal stress on the zonules.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomaa
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods*; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*