A Novel “Slit Side View” Method to Evaluate Fluid Dynamics during Phacoemulsification

Figure 4

Creation of the soft-shell technique: (a) immediately after injecting the stained dispersive type of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs). (b) The clear cohesive types of OVDs were then injected. (c) The dispersive types of OVDs were able to further spread on the corneal endothelial surface and on the anterior surface of the crystalline lens and the iris surface (arrow). (d) Cross-sectional view (arrow indicates OVDs).

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