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Br J Ophthalmol 91:949-954 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.109546
  • Surgical techniques

Pulsed electron avalanche knife: new technology for cataract surgery

Table 2

 Pulsed electron avalanche knife manoeuvres

Patient Age (years) Sex Eye Diagnosis Operation PEAK maneuver
CCC, continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis; F, female; IOL, intraocular lens; L, left, M, male; MICS, microincision cataract surgery; PEAK, pulsed electron avalanche knife; R, right.
1 2.5 F R Congenital cataract MICS, IOL Anterior and posterior capsulorhexis
2 3 F R Congenital cataract Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
3 2 F L Congenital cataract MICS, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
4 3 M R Congenital cataract MICS, IOL Anterior and posterior capsulorhexis
5 2 M L Congenital cataract MICS, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
6 75 M L Hypermature cataract Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
7 61 M R Hypermature cataract Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
8 78 M l Hypermature cataract Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
9 81 F L Hypermature cataract, posterior iris synechiae Synechiolysis, Phaco, IOL Synechiolysis, anterior capsulorhexis
10 75 F R Mature cataract, posterior iris synechiae (uveitis) Synechiolysis, Phaco, IOL Synechiolysis, anterior capsulorhexis
11 18 F R Mature cataract, posterior iris synechiae (uveitis) Synechiolysis, Phaco Synechiolysis, anterior capsulorhexis
12 29 M R Traumatic cataract, lentodonesis Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
13 62 F L Traumatic cataract, lentodonesis Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
14 54 M L Traumatic intumescent cataract, lentodonesis Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
15 34 F R Traumatic intumescent cataract Phaco, IOL Anterior capsulorhexis
16 75 F L Anterior capsular phimosis See procedure Dissection of anterior capsule phimosis
17 66 M L Anterior capsular phimosis See procedure Dissection of anterior capsule phimosis
18 55 F R Massive anterior chamber fibrosis See procedure Dissection of scar tissue
19 70 M L Advanced senile cataract Phaco, IOL Completion of circular capsulorhexis after removal of synechiae
20 75 M R Advanced senile cataract Phaco, IOL Radial rip due to conventional CCC

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