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Nucleus Dividing - 6-085-2, Graham Barrett Unique Phaco-Axe Nucleus Chopper
The phaco axe is a wedge shaped instrument designed to produce a quick vertical crack of the nucleus during phacoemulsification. The wedge produces a fracture in the vertical plane of the nucleus along fault lines that exist aligned with the lens sutures. The axe manoeuvre consists of 4 steps, which occur in rapid sequence so that it appears as one fluid movement.
