Management of traumatic hyphema with anterior chamber maintainer.

Background: To describe the technique for the removal of bulky fibrin in persistent traumatic full hyphema by using anterior chamber maintainer (ACM).

Methods: The ACM was used to reform and maintain the anterior chamber, and to flush out the clotted blood. The ACM cannula was inserted at the 6 o'clock position, and then a 2-mm-width contra lateral limbal incision was made.

Double extra sharp chopper increase efficacy of phacoemulsification for hard mature cataract surgery.

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of a modified double extra sharp chopper for removal of hard cataracts.

Design: Prospective non-comparative interventional clinical study.

Participants: Forty eyes from 25 patients with hard mature cataract grades 3-4.