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The fugo blade™: The next step after capsulorhexis

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Annals of Ophthalmology

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The Fugo Blade™ is a battery-powered electrosurgical device to perform anterior capsulotomy for cataract surgery, employing an incising filament as thick as a human hair. With this US Food and Drug Administration-approved unit, surgeons can perform anterior capsulotomy without the need of viscoelastic or a red reflex, as well as enlarge the anterior capsulotomy with radial or arcuate, incisions into the capsulotomy margin. Multi-mini-sphincterotomies for small pupils and iridotomies are off-label uses.

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    Richard J. Fugo & Dawn M. DelCampo

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Fugo, R.J., DelCampo, D.M. The fugo blade™: The next step after capsulorhexis. Ann Ophthalmol 33, 12–20 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-001-0066-1

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