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capsular tension ring

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capsular tension ring

device that is inserted into the capsular bag to stabilize it during cataract surgery in patients with weak or defective zonules.
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cap·su·lar ten·sion ring

(kap'sū-lăr ten'shŭn ring)
A device that is inserted into the capsular bag to aid in cataract surgery in which loose zonules are involved.
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Results of intraocular lens implantation with capsular tension ring in subluxated crystalline or cataractous lenses in children.
Visual outcome and complications after modified Cionni endocapsular tension ring and intraocular lens implantation in eyes with subluxated lenses
Depending on zonular weakness or dialysis a capsular tension ring (CTR) may be inserted prior to phacoemulsification or after phacoemulsification of nucleus and prior to cortical irrigation-aspiration.
Cataract surgery in pseudoexfoliation syndrome
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