Completing Surgery With a Compromised Rhexis

Brian Little MD

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If the capsulorhexis has been torn during cataract surgery while the nucleus is still in the bag, then you are faced with the sizeable challenge of completing surgery without the tear extending around to the posterior capsule. Brian Little, MD, covers in practical detail some of the techniques that enable safe removal of the cataract and allow IOL implantation when the capsulorhexis has been compromised. The techniques depicted are viscoexpression, ECCE, endocapsular phaco, and management of the Red hole in the nucleus.

Posted: 2/08/2010

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Completing Surgery With a Compromised Rhexis

Brian Little MD

Posted: 2/08/2010

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Bhushan Khare

15 years ago

Inserting a small AC maintainer may also help to keep positive pressure in the AC throughout the surgery..esp helping during exchange of instruments

mostafa A aziz

15 years ago

I think rhexis relaxing incisions are the key for success in these cases either completing iris plane phaco or ECCE

patricia mcgettrick

15 years ago

Corydon Cannula (right or left handed) is very useful for gentle hydro or viscodissection of the sub-incisional part of the lens out of the compromised bag and into the AC where it can be phaco removed, or removed with irrigating vectis.Miss P. McGettrick

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