Pop goes the weasel: Avoiding posterior capsule rupture

So, what makes a premium surgeon think about a nursery rhyme in the first place? Weasel means coat, and it was traditional for even poor people to own a suit, which they wore as their “Sunday best.” When times were hard, they would pawn their suit, or coat, on a Monday and claim it back before Sunday, hence the term “pop goes the weasel.”
As a premium surgeon, we do not get the opportunity to claim back anything once we “pop” the posterior capsule, so any means to avoid posterior (Read more...)

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