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Strip Method for Cutting the Endonucleus

Sara Ganaha, MD; Tetsuya Komatsu, MD; Yuji Katayama, MD; and Masahiko Kimura, MD

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Surgeons introduce a method for removing cataracts in eyes with weak zonules, which they call the strip method or—in Japanese—the tanzaku method. This technique entails cutting the endonucleus into thin strips to avoid rotating the lens.

Posted: 2/22/2022

Keywords:

Cataract Surgery

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Zonules

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Zonular Weakness

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Strip Method for Cutting the Endonucleus

Sara Ganaha, MD; Tetsuya Komatsu, MD; Yuji Katayama, MD; and Masahiko Kimura, MD

Surgeons introduce a method for removing cataracts in eyes with weak zonules, which they call the strip method or—in Japanese—the tanzaku method. This technique entails cutting the endonucleus into thin strips to avoid rotating the lens.

Posted: 2/22/2022

Keywords:

Cataract Surgery

•

Zonules

•

Zonular Weakness

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