FORCEPS FOR CAPSULORHEXIS

Conventional continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) by forceps is connected with use of viscoelastics. A new model of forceps allows CCC without a viscoelastic and has the advantage of a bent-needle cystoto me because the terminal part of the instrument is the size of a bent n eedle. The instrument retains the forceps' ability to grasp tissue fir mly and prevents anterior chamber collapse during CCC. I performed the CCC using the new forceps without a viscoelastic in 198 eyes.