Modified low temp ophthalmic cautery for capsulorhexis
Philippine Journal of Ophthalmology
;
: 200-205, 2003.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To study the use of low temp ophthalmic cautery tip in performing continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis and the effect of heat produced by cautery on the corneal endothelium Materials andMethods:
The tip of an ordinary low temp ophthalmic cautery was improvised with the use of stylet of a Simcoe I&A, fashioned like a Sinskey IOL manipulator. 20 rabbits were used in this experiment -10 right eyes served as cases and 10 left eyes as controls. In the experimental eyes, viscoelastic was injected prior to a 7mm capsulorhexis; in the control eyes, no capsulorhexis was done. The cornea of both experimental and control were removed in toto and submitted for histopathologic studiesResults:
A complete capsulorhexis was performed in all 10 experimental eyes. The anterior capsular flap adheres to the advancing cautery tip; continuous and circular capsulorhexis was observed. There was no significant difference observed between the experimental and control groups regarding endothelial cell lossConclusion:
The modified low temp ophthalmic cautery tip produced a complete capsulorhexis, with no effect on the corneal endothelium.
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Assunto principal:
Cauterização
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Facoemulsificação
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Capsulorrexe
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Philippine Journal of Ophthalmology
Ano de publicação:
2003
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