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VIDEO: V-slice allows phacoemulsification of a soft lens
The purpose of this technique is to help with phacoemulsification of soft lenses, which can be surprisingly resistant to the usual tactics. The operation begins per routine: After the creation of a normal diameter capsulorrhexis, a blunt-tipped chopping instrument (we like the Seibel handpiece) is slid across the nuclear face, underneath the anterior capsule and around the lens equator at the 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock positions. Then, it is passed through the body of the lens (at approximately one-half to two-thirds depth), aiming for the 12-o’clock position and stopping (Read more...)