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A Novel Capsulorhexis Technique Using Shearing Forces with Cystotome
Published on: May 15, 2010
Simultaneous surgeon and side-view video analysis comparing in situ fracture and stop-and-chop phacoemulsification
James A Davison1, Robert J Cionni, John R Snowdon
1Wolfe Eye Clinic, Marshalltown, Iowa 50158, USA. jdavidson@wolfeclinic.com
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|March 16, 2005
Abstract:
A simultaneous surgeon and side-view camera video analysis demonstrated that in situ fracture requires more ultrasonic power behind the iris than the stop-and-chop technique, which requires a longer period of manipulation of larger fragments in the anterior chamber.

