Capsulorhexis [capsulorhexis]
topical
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- Terms
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Capsulorrhexis
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D019923
Definition
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)
- Annotation
- do not coordinate with PHACOEMULSIFICATION unless particularly discussed
- DUI
- D019923 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0029598
- Previous indexing
- Cataract Extraction (1987-1997); Lens, Crystalline/surgery (1987-1997); Phacoemulsification (1996-1997)
- History note
- 98
- Public note
- 98
Allowable subheadings
- AE
- adverse effects 1
- CL
- classification 0
- EC
- economics 0
- ED
- education 0
- ES
- ethics 0
- HI
- history 0
- IS
- instrumentation 0
- LJ
- legislation & jurisprudence 0
- MT
- methods 3
- MO
- mortality 0
- NU
- nursing 0
- PX
- psychology 0
- RH
- rehabilitation 0
- ST
- standards 0
- SN
- statistics & numerical data 0
- TD
- trends 0
- VE
- veterinary 0
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment