Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To show the workings of a new instrument designed to split the lens along the cross-shaped grooves during phacoemulsification. SETTING: University Eye Clinic of Rome 'Tor Vergata', C.I. Columbus, Via della Pineta Sacchetti 506 Rome, Italy. PATIENTS: Those in need of cataract surgery. RESULTS: The new forceps operates by exerting pressure on the wall of the nucleus grooves previously performed with the tip of the phacoemulsifier. CONCLUSIONS: The instrument provides an additional and safer step in avoiding the risks of using ultrasound near to the posterior lens capsule.
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