title: Retrochop technique for rock-hard cataracts.
abstract: We describe a recently developed chopper, the retrochopper, and a technique for managing black and brunescent cataracts. The technique enables the surgeon to effectively disassemble the nucleus and perform a safe procedure with a short learning curve.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Ocular Bioengineering Laboratory, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Falabella
authors.forename: Milton Seiyu
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yogi
authors.forename: Anderson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jopetibe
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schor
mesh_terms: D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*