Lens & Cataract

Paracentesis (click above image to load video)

The purpose of creating a keratolimbal paracentesis is to provide an entry port to inject anesthetic agent or viscoelastic material to the anterior chamber
This paracentesis channel is then used to allow introduction of a second instrument in a bimanual technique of phacoemulsification.

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