Praeger irrigating micro intraocular scissors.

Abstract

The Praeger Irrigating Micro Mini Irrigating Scissors is a valuable instrument particularly in phacoemulsification with or without intraoucular lens implantation and when used with microscopy. Secondary procedures such as a posterior capsulotomy may be safely carried out on very dense posterior capsules either beneath a pseudophakosis or following extracapsular cataract extraction. Inferior sphincterotomies through the superior incision and resection of anterior capsule through a 3.0-mm incision during the course of phacoemulsification can be easily accomplished without fear of perforation to the posterior capsule or damage to the overlying corneal endothelium. Additional intraocular manipulations such as direct observation and resection of a McCannel suture in the lower 6 o'clock meridian can be accomplished under direct visualization without excessive traction on the suture.