SEP 27, 2012
Sutureless ECCE: Nucleus Extraction and Soft Lens Matter Removal
By Will Dean, MD
Sutureless ECCE
Cataract/Anterior Segment
In this segment from Dr. Will Dean's Sutureless ECCE video program, the surgeon demonstrates the use of a bent 30-gauge needle to create a "fishhook" for removal of the nucleus. Alternative extraction may be performed with an irrigating vectis. Gentle aspiration using a simcoe cannula through both the main and side-port incision helps clear the capsule of any lens remnants. The video series documents step-by-step techniques for sutureless extracapsular cataract extraction.