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Forceps for capsulorhexis.

N M Sergienko
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Abstract

Conventional continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) by forceps is connected with use of viscoelastics. A new model of forceps allows CCC without a viscoelastic and has the advantage of a bent-needle cystotome because the terminal part of the instrument is the size of a bent needle. The instrument retains the forceps' ability to grasp tissue firmly and prevents anterior chamber collapse during CCC. I performed the CCC using the new forceps without a viscoelastic in 198 eyes.

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N M Sergienko. 1996. Forceps for capsulorhexis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(96)80137-4

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