Abstract:·AIM:To evaluate the application of the lens hooks chopping technique in extracapsular cataract extraction(ECCE)and intraocular lens(IOL)implantation surgery with small scleral incision.·METHODS:Totally 1206 patients of the Disabled Persons’ Federation in Shuangliu County underwent the small scleral incision ECCE and IOL implantation surgery.During the operation,lens hooks were used in chopping lens nucleus.Intraoperative and postoperative complications were observed,and the visual acuity was also contrasted.·RESULTS:The sclerotic tunnel incision was less than 5mm.The corrected visual acuity >0.5 were in 795 eyes(65.92%)in postoperative day 3 and 980 eyes(81.26%)in postoperative month 1.Few complication were found in this groups.·CONCLUSION:Using the lens hooks in chopping lens nucleus during the small scleral incision ECCE and IOL implantation surgery is simple,safe,effective and with less complications,suitable for promotion in basic hospitals and blindness prevention.·
