AI Article Synopsis
- A new surgical instrument has been developed to help push a cataract nucleus into the anterior chamber during extracapsular cataract extraction.
- The instrument is an improvement on existing tools and features an elongated, rounded tip angled to increase contact with the cataract.
- In a study of 100 cataract surgeries using this tool, it successfully prolapsed the nucleus in 94 cases, demonstrating its effectiveness.
Article Abstract
A new instrument for use in prolapsing a cataract nucleus into the anterior chamber during extracapsular cataract extraction is described. This instrument is a modification of the Kelman Blunt Irrigating Cystatome and the Youens Lens Manipulating Cannula. The tip is elongated, rounded, broadened, and set at an angle from the instrument shaft to enhance broad surface contact of the instrument tip with the nucleus equator. In a recent series of 100 consecutive cataract procedures it was possible to completely prolapse the nucleus into the anterior chamber in all but six cases. The surgical technique is described.
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