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Chapter-23 Phacofracture by a Wire Loop

BOOK TITLE: Small Incision Cataract Surgery (Manual Phaco)

Author
1. Bhattacharya Debasish
ISBN
9788184489804
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11358_23
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1. DISHA Eye Hospital, Kolkata, India, Bardhaman Medical College Bardhaman
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Abstract

A wire loop used as snare is passed into the anterior chamber between the nucleus and cornea. Once the loop crosses the equator of the nucleus at 6 O\' clock position, the same is rotated backwards vertically to lasso around the nucleus in the anterior chamber. It easily divides the hardest of the nuclei into two halves. The divided halves can easily be brought out by serrated forceps. This can be safely performed through a smaller sclerocorneal flap valve incision. More than 2.5 mm of anterior chamber depth is recommended to maneuver the wire loop.

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