Table 2.
Unstretched diameter (Dun) mean of the adult porcine anterior capsulotomy per technique, and the stretched length-to-break (Ls)
| Adult 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 | 4.9 (±0.5) mm | (4.1 – 5.7 mm) | 5.0 mm | 13.0 (±1.3) mm | (10.9 – 14.5 mm) | 13.0 mm |
| Manual CCC | 5.1 (±0.5) mm | (4.4 – 6.2 mm) | 5.1 mm | 16.1 (±1.8) mm | (14.0 – 19.0 mm) | 15.7 mm |
| Can-opener | 4.9 (±0.5) mm | (4.4 – 6.1 mm) | 4.8 mm | 11.1 (±1.9) mm | (9.1 – 15.8 mm) | 10.6 mm |
| Kloti radiofrequency | 4.8 (±0.6) mm | (3.6 – 5.6 mm) | 5.0 mm | 10.3 (±1.1) mm | (8.9 – 12.2 mm) | 10.3 mm |
| Fugo plasma blade | 4.7 (±0.3) mm | (4.3 – 5.2 mm) | 4.7 mm | 12.4 (±2.3) mm | (9.2 – 15.7 mm) | 11.8 mm |
CCC, continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis.