"Capsulorhexis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The making of a continuous circular tear in the anterior capsule during cataract surgery in order to allow expression or phacoemulsification of the nucleus of the lens. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.825.249.352
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsulorhexis" by people in Profiles.
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Foster GJL, Allen QB, Ayres BD, Devgan U, Hoffman RS, Khandelwal SS, Snyder ME, Vasavada AR, Yeoh R. Phacoemulsification of the rock-hard dense nuclear cataract: Options and recommendations. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Jul; 44(7):905-916.
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Osher RH, Miller VJ, Eagle RC, Siegman MJ, Wang D, Osborn DA. Polychromasia capsulare: Determining the cause of multicolored iridescence of the anterior lens capsule. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2016 04; 42(4):631-4.
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Feldman BH. Femtosecond laser will not be a standard method for cataract extraction ten years from now. Surv Ophthalmol. 2015 Jul-Aug; 60(4):360-5.
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McCannel CA, Reed DC, Goldman DR. Ophthalmic surgery simulator training improves resident performance of capsulorhexis in the operating room. Ophthalmology. 2013 Dec; 120(12):2456-2461.
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Kim SJ, Belair ML, Bressler NM, Dunn JP, Thorne JE, Kedhar SR, Jabs DA. A method of reporting macular edema after cataract surgery using optical coherence tomography. Retina. 2008 Jun; 28(6):870-6.
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Azuara-Blanco A, Wilson RP, Eagle RC, Rafferty PA. Pseudocapsulorrhexis in a patient with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome. Arch Ophthalmol. 1999 Mar; 117(3):397-8.