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. 2012 Mar 23;26(6):761–770. doi: 10.1038/eye.2012.33

Figure 9.

Figure 9

Cleaving the epinucleus in the clock hours opposite to the main incision from where the probe is introduced. The surgeon attempts to cleave the nasal quadrant in this illustration as the phacoemulsification is performed from the temporal approach. No attempt is made to aspirate the epinucleus at this point.