Capsulorrhexis

ORLANDO — In this surgical video presentation from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Gabriel B. Figueiredo, MD, of São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, shows a routine phaco case in which he uses a pre-slice technique for lens removal.

ORLANDO — In this surgical video presentation from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Richard J. Mackool Jr., MD, FACS, shares his surgical technique and tools he uses during a routine phaco case.

ORLANDO — In this surgical video presentation from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Ashraf Armia, MD, shows his technique of performing cataract surgery using Alcon’s Centurion Vision phacoemulsification system in a routine case.

LAS VEGAS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Lensar previewed the Ally combined femto-phaco FLACS platform for select surgeons and media.

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — In this video from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, discusses ways to use capsular support hooks to stabilize zonulopathy during cataract surgery.

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The capsulorrhexis is a critical step of cataract surgery because it provides access to the lens material and then securely holds the IOL.

Opening the lens capsule, typically by creating a capsulorrhexis, is one of the most critical steps in cataract surgery. Our goal is to remove the lens contents while preserving the capsular bag so that it can support the IOL. In rare cases, the anterior lens capsule can become fibrotic and wrinkled, and that will impede the creation of the capsulorrhexis. Using specialized techniques, we can overcome these challenges and successfully create the capsular opening and complete the cataract surgery.