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Phacoemulsification with Viscodissection in Posterior Polar Cataract: Minimizing Risk of Posterior Capsule Tear

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We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of viscodissection in decreasing the risk of posterior capsule tear during phacoemulsification surgery in 23 eyes with posterior polar cataract. Eyes were randomly assigned to two groups prior to emulsification: cortical viscodissection (Group 1) or non-viscodissection (Group 2). The visual acuities similarly improved in all eyes in the two groups. Posterior capsule tear occurred in one eye in Group 1 and five eyes in Group 2 (p < 0.05). On the basis of these results, the viscodissection technique was safer and more efficient than the non-dissection technique.

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  1. Vakif Gureba Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Muhittin Taskapili MD, Gokhan Gulkilik MD, Mehmet Selim Kocabora MD & Mustafa Ozsutcu MD

  2. Akdeniz Caddesi Kalaycioglu, Apt. No: 47-49/2, 34260, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey

    Gokhan Gulkilik MD

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Drs. Taskapili, Gulkilik, Kocabora, and Ozsutcu are from the Vakif Gureba Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

The authors have stated that they do not have a significant financial interest or other relationship with any product manufacturer or provider of services discussed in this article. The authors also do not discuss the use of off-label products, which includes unlabeled, unapproved, or investigative products or devices.

The authors demonstrated that the viscodissection technique was safer and more efficient than the non-dissection technique during phacoemulsification surgery for posterior polar cataract.

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Taskapili, M., Gulkilik, G., Kocabora, M.S. et al. Phacoemulsification with Viscodissection in Posterior Polar Cataract: Minimizing Risk of Posterior Capsule Tear. Ann Ophthalmol 39, 145–149 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-007-0004-y

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