Comparative Study of Safety Outcomes Following Nucleus Disassembly with and without the miLOOP Lens Fragmentation Device During Cataract Surgery.

Purpose: To determine the effect of a microinterventional lens prefragmentation wire loop device (miLOOP; Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Oberkochen, Germany), on adverse events (AEs), cumulative dispersed energy (CDE), and vision outcomes when used before phacoemulsification of high-grade mature cataracts.

Setting: Three ambulatory surgical centers in the Peoria, IL region.

Design: Retrospective comparative consecutive case series; single-surgeon.