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Yes
Please specify entities (individual, company, society): Santhera

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
Yes
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This work is presented thanks to the support of: Santhera

Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability

Objectives: To describe the newer methods of creating accurately sized and centred anterior capsulotomies using lasers and other technologies.

Introduction: There are now a number of devices including lasers and thermalal instruments for creating the anterior capsulotomy.

Materials / method: A review of existing technologies as reported in the literature and at meetings to demonstrate the way that they are used. Sizing, centration and circularity was examined as well as capsulotomy edge strength compared with manual capsulotomy.

Results: Improved accuracy of sizing and centration for these new devices when compared to manual capsulotomies leading to a higher rate of 360 degree coverage of the IOL. Some devices lead to stronger capsulotomy edges than the manual approach.

Conclusion: These newer devices aid the surgeon to create anterior capsulotomies of a given size in a position chosen by the surgeon. Edge strength and elasticity is enhanced when certain of these devices are used.

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Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
Yes
Please specify entities (individual, company, society): EXCEL-LENS

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability

Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability