Description of surgical technique: The Bhatti modification for small-incision cataract surgery of the Akahoshi prechop technique

Description of surgical technique: The Bhatti modification for small-incision cataract surgery of the Akahoshi prechop technique

Manual chopping of the nucleus forms the backbone of nucleus reduction in manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS). The technique ("prechopping") described by Akahoshi has been modified so that it is safe, predictable, and easy to use in MSICS.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bhatti Swaranjit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Akahoshi
Bhatti
low astigmatism
manual small incision cataract surgery
nucleus reduction
prechop
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2009;volume=57;issue=1;spage=31;epage=33;aulast=Bhatti

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