Capsulorhexis rescue after peripheral radial tear-out: Quick-pull technique

Abstract

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Femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery versus standard phacoemulsification cataract surgery: Outcomes and safety in more than 4000 cases at a single center

“…3,8,10 In both surgery groups, none of the eyes in which a complication occurred were noted perioperatively to have risk factors, such as a weak zonule, a shallow anterior chamber, a small pupil, high vitreous pressure, or poor visibility during surgery. 11,12 We also found no difference in cataract grade and age between the 2 groups, and patients with complications were no more likely to be older or have denser cataracts than those without complications.…”

Caution essential in quick-pull technique

“…Coelho et al 1 recently described a technique for rescuing the capsulorrhexis. Surprisingly, the authors did not consider it acceptable to perform the maneuver of Little et al 2 in cases with a tear-out extending into the area of the anterior zonule attachments or where the iris impedes visualization.…”

Cataract surgery evaluation tool

“…Carifi and Zuberbuhler that tear-out is always the result of a surgeon's mistake, but we believe it is a common complication during the learning curve of phacoemulsification. According to Dooley et al, 1 capsulorrhexis is subjectively one of the most difficult stages of cataract surgery and has the lowest completion rate in the hands of trainee surgeons.…”

“…In their recent article, Smith et al 1 described a method to quantitatively assess the capsulorrhexis portion of cataract surgery performed by residents. The study inspired us to look for further investigations and to plan new studies for validating other steps of cataract surgery.…”

“…The article by Hoguet et al 1 questions the safety of NewColorIris cosmetic iris implants (Kahn Medical Devices), as they have been found to cause uveitisglaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome and corneal decompensation owing to their lack of sizing and flawed design. While Hoguet et al's series is the largest from a single institution, we would like to note 2 other articles reporting NewColorIris implantrelated complications that were not available before publication of their article.…”