Intratunnel
Phacofracture Technique of the Manual Small Incision
Cataract Surgery
Intratunnel
phacofracture technique is a new technique of the manual
small incision cataract surgery (MSICS).In this technique
nucleus is broken inside the 4 to 6 mm wide sclero-corneal
tunnel with the help of the Lewis lens loop. MSICS
is significantly faster, less expensive, and less
technology-dependent than phacoemulsification and has been
extensively practiced in developing countries such as India.
However, the drawback of most commonly practiced MSICS
techniques Blumenthal, viscoexpression, irrigating wire
vectis, and fish-hook needle is that they all require a
large incision of 7 to 9 mm, which leads to induced
astigmatism.The
Intratunnel
Phacofracture technique was innovated by Dr Sudhir
Singh1,2.
References
1.Singh S.
First postoperative day visual outcome following 6 mm manual
small incision cataract surgery using intratunnel
phacofracture technique.
US Ophthalmic Review. 2014;7(1):26-30.
