Application of anterior chamber maintenance and cortex extractor in cataract sur gery.

To investigate the effective method of using anterior chamber maintenance and cortex extractor for removing cortex in small incision cataract extraction.Methods 372 eyes of 312 patients with cataract underwent small incision nonphacoemulsification and phacoemulsification,cortex was removed by the anterior chamber maintenance and cortex extractor.The postoperative visual acuity and astigmatism were investigated.Results It is easy to remove cortex behind the incision area in all the cases.Conclusion This method for removing cortex is easy,effective and less complication.