The pre-chopper is an instrument with two blades which are shaped like paddles and they are embedded into the nucleus … More
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1263: double hook pre-chop technique
Our guest surgeon, Dr Érico Jun Oda from Brazil, does a great job with this surgery. Using just two hooks … More
1159: Pre-Chopper Technique
The pre-chopper is an instrument that can be used to split a cataract prior to inserting the phaco probe. It … More
1105: Using the Power Pre-Chopper
The Ultra-chopper was designed by Dr Luis Escaf in order to penetrate a very dense nucleus to chop a cataract. … More
1103: Pre-Chopper Technique
Pre-chopping means that we are splitting the nucleus into half or quadrants prior to inserting the phaco probe into the … More
Simplified Pre-Chop Technique
The pre-chop technique refers to mechanically breaking the nucleus into smaller pieces prior to inserting the phaco probe into the … More