"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsulorhexis" by people in Profiles.
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Subtle signs of an intact anterior vitreous face during pediatric cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 Sep; 38(9):1690-3.
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Outcomes of pediatric cataract surgery in anterior persistent fetal vasculature. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 May; 38(5):849-57.
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Pars plicata posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Feb; 37(2):221-3.
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Posterior capsule management in congenital cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Jan; 37(1):173-93.
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Triamcinolone-assisted vitrectomy in pediatric cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Feb; 35(2):230-2.
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Subtle signs of anterior vitreous face disturbance during posterior capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Jan; 34(1):163-7.
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Comparison of anterior vitrectorhexis and continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract and intraocular lens implantation surgery: a 10-year analysis. J AAPOS. 2007 Oct; 11(5):443-6.
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Extensibility and scanning electron microscopy evaluation of 5 pediatric anterior capsulotomy techniques in a porcine model. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Jul; 32(7):1206-13.
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Clinical results of the blue-light filtering AcrySof Natural foldable acrylic intraocular lens. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Dec; 31(12):2319-23.
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Eye growth after pediatric cataract surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Dec; 138(6):1039-40.