Cortex Club for Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery

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After using a femtosecond laser to make the capsulotomy and fragment the lens, Peter J. Cornell, MD, demonstrates the use of a cortex club to create a cleavage plane between the anterior capsule and the otherwise sharply cut anterior cortex to facilitate hydrodissection and cortex removal.

Posted: 4/25/2012

Cortex Club for Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery

After using a femtosecond laser to make the capsulotomy and fragment the lens, Peter J. Cornell, MD, demonstrates the use of a cortex club to create a cleavage plane between the anterior capsule and the otherwise sharply cut anterior cortex to facilitate hydrodissection and cortex removal.

Posted: 4/25/2012

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