Intratunnel Phacofracture Manual
Small Incision Cataract
Intratunnel phacofracture technique is a new
technique of the manual small incision cataract
surgery (MSICS).In this technique nucleus is broken
inside the 4 to 6 mm wide sclero-corneal tunnel with
the help of the Lewis lens loop.MSICS
is significantly faster, less expensive, and less
technology-dependent than phacoemulsification and
has been extensively practiced in developing
countries such as India. However, the drawback of
most commonly practiced MSICS techniques Blumenthal,
viscoexpression, irrigating wire vectis, and
fish-hook needle is that they all require a large
incision of 7 to 9 mm, which leads to induced
astigmatism.The Intratunnel phacofracture technique
was innovated by Dr SudhirSingh1,2.
References
1.Singh
S. First postoperative day visual outcome
following 6 mm manual small incision
cataract surgery using intratunnel
phacofracture technique.US
Ophthalmic Review. 2014;7(1):26-30.
