Table 1.
Unstretched diameter (Dun) mean of the young porcine anterior capsulotomy per technique, and the stretched length-to-break (Ls)
| Young pig eyes (n = 10) |
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| Capsulotomy technique | Dun mean (±sd) | Dun range | Dun median | Ls mean (±sd) | Ls range | Ls median |
| Vitrectorhexis | 4.8 (±0.3) mm | (4.2 – 5.1 mm) | 4.9 mm | 11.7 (±1.5) mm | (9.4 – 14.0 mm) | 11.8 mm |
| Manual CCC | 5.1 (±0.7) mm | (3.8 – 6.2 mm) | 5.2 mm | 13.5 (±2.6) mm | (9.4 – 17.2 mm) | 13.0 mm |
| Can-opener | 4.7 (±0.6) mm | (3.9 – 6.1 mm) | 4.7 mm | 11.3 (±1.8) mm | (9.8 – 15.9 mm) | 10.7 mm |
| Kloti radiofrequency | 4.8 (±0.6) mm | (4.0 – 5.8 mm) | 4.8 mm | 11.5 (±1.9) mm | (9.2 – 14.4 mm) | 11.4 mm |
| Fugo plasma blade | 4.8 (±0.4) mm | (3.9 – 5.3 mm) | 4.8 mm | 13.1 (±3.0) mm | (9.4 – 17.7 mm) | 12.1 mm |
CCC, continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis.