Comparison of pre-chop technique using a reverse chopper and classic stop-and-chop technique in the treatment of high myopia associated with nuclear cataract.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the pre-chop technique using a novel reverse chopper vs. the classic stop-and-chop technique in phacoemulsification for patients with high myopia and associated grade III-IV nuclear cataracts.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, a total of 44 consecutive patients (44 eyes) with grade III-IV nuclear cataracts who were admitted to our hospital for cataract surgery between March 2018 and September 2018 were enrolled. All patients had ocular axial length > 27 mm and myopic refraction more than -10 diopters. Patients were randomly divided into a pre-chop group and stop-and-chop group using a randomization table. Nucleus splitting was performed surgically in both groups using either the pre-chop technique with reverse chopper

SUBMITTER: Yang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9148448 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature