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  1. Modern cataract surgery, also known as extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE), involves removing a circular anterior portion of the lens capsule, breaking up and removing the fiber mass it contains, and placing a synthetic lens implant (intraocular lens: IOL) into the remaining capsular bag (Figure 31.1 ).

  2. Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) is a category of eye surgery in which the lens of the eye is removed while the elastic capsule that covers the lens is left partially intact to allow implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL).

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  4. Sep 29, 2016 · What is Extracapsular Cataract Extraction? Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) is a type of eye surgery in which the lens of the eyes are removed, leaving the elastic capsule covering the lens which is left partially attached to allow the implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL).

  5. With increasingly advanced microprocessors, phaco can offer safe and elegant disassembly and aspiration of the lens and a rapid recovery for patients. But phaco is far more dependent on technology than the conventional extracapsular extraction (ECCE), and more costly.

  6. Jun 28, 2021 · Chapter 21, Extracapsular Cataract Extraction, pages 219-234. (UIHC Link) Hausheer, Jean. Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery, third edition. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology (2019). Chapter 1. Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery (Login Required) Oetting, TA. Surgery for Greenhorns.

  7. We will cover several areas: identifying patients at risk for the need for conversion to ECCE, indications for conversion, conversion from topical to sub-Tenon’s, wound preparation, expressing the lens material, closure of the wound, placement of the IOL, post-operative issues, and a brief section on anterior vitrectomy.

  8. Sep 27, 2012 · The video series documents step-by-step techniques for sutureless extracapsular cataract extraction. In this segment from Dr. Will Dean's Sutureless ECCE video program, a 1-piece rigid IOL is placed in the capsular bag through the main incision and dialed into.

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