It was a mature cataract left untreated for many years, and the fundus could not be seen, so an accurate fundus assessment was impossible; but vision, counting fingers (just able to tell how many fingers are held in front of the eye) before surgery, improved to 1.2 after surgery, and he was very satisfied.
It was a mature cataract in one eye only, and he had surgery understanding the risk that, with zonules weakened by trauma, the intraocular lens might not go into the capsular bag. In the past this case would have been treated with an incision of about 8.0 mm and extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE), but by staining the anterior capsule and using the latest balanced tip with efficient ultrasound, we completed the surgery as planned through a 2.4 mm incision, without complications such as corneal endothelial damage.
We will continue to actively adopt new techniques and strive to reduce the burden on patients.
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