Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis in Cataract Surgery Using a Modified 3-Bend Cystotome

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/joph/volume-2015/412810/figures/412810.fig.001a.svgz" name="412810.fig.001a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>3-bend cystotome</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/joph/volume-2015/412810/figures/412810.fig.001b.svgz" name="412810.fig.001b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>2-bend cystotome</td></tr></table>

<div>Demonstration of 2- and 3-bend cystotomes. Compared to the 2-bend cystotome, the 3-bend cystotome has one more bend at the middle point of the syringe needle. The three bends are 90° at the bevel, 120° at the hub, and 150° at the middle point.</div>

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Figure 1: Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis in Cataract Surgery Using a Modified 3-Bend Cystotome 