The standard sutureless cataract surgery done with phaco-emulsificaton and foldable IOL has an incision of:
C i.e. 3 mm-3.5 nun Cataract Sur eries - Intracaspular cataract extraction (ICCE) Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) Phacoemulsification Definition Whole lens removed with intact capsuleQ Lens nucleus and coex removed leaving the capsular bag behindQ Same as ECCE Incision Large, 180deg, 10-12mm Larger Incision Medium, 120deg, 7-8 mm Smaller Incision Small, 30deg, 3.2-3.5mm Smallest Incision * Phacoemulsion with rollable lens require an incision o , 1mm per se. Micro-incision Cataract Surgery (MICS) using the same lens needs an incision of -3.5mm.
lmm-1.5mm
2mm-2.5mm
3mm-3.5mm
3.5mm-4.5mm