Flow capsulorhexis: A novel technique in white and hypermature cataracts
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2024-01
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Wolters Kluwer – Medknow
Abstract
We described a novel “flow capsulorhexis” technique in white and hypermature cataracts and compared it with the standard “needle decompression capsulorhexis” technique. Six hundred and eight eyes of 420 patients with intumescent or non?intumescent mature white cataracts who had undergone phacoemulsification or manual small incision cataract surgery with “flow capsulorhexis” (Group 1) or “needle decompression capsulorhexis” (Group 2) were assessed. The mean continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) completion time was 6.6 ± 3.4 seconds in Group 1 and 10.4 ± 4.2 seconds in Group 2 (P < 0.001). The mean number of times for an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) supplement was 0.4 ± 0.2 and 1.8 ± 0.8 in Group 1 and Group 2, respectively (P < 0.001). CCC success rate was 95.8% in Group 1 and 87.2% in Group 2 (P = 0.001). The new technique was observed to have better outcomes in terms of surgical time, OVD supplement times, and success rate than the standard needle decompression technique.
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Capsulorhexis, flow capsulorhexis, hypermature cataract, intumescent, white cataract
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Thulasidas Mithun, Geetha G . Flow capsulorhexis: A novel technique in white and hypermature cataracts. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Jan; 72(1): 73-75