Hydrodelineation

Hydrodelineation is the act of separating an outer shell (or multiple shells) of the lens of the eye from the central compact mass of inner nuclear material (also called endonucleus) during a cataract surgery by the forceful irrigation of a fluid into the mass of the nucleus.[1] While hydrodissection frees the cataract from the lens capsule, hydrodelineation splits it into endonuclear and epinuclear sections thus reducing the size of nucleus, making its delivery possible through smaller incision.[2] This facilitates phacoemulsification or cataract surgery.

References
  1. Colvard, D. Michael (2009). Achieving Excellence in Cataract Surgery Chapter 4 - Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation (PDF). pp. 27–31. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. Singh, Kamaljeet (1 March 2010). Small Incision Cataract Surgery (Manual Phaco). JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 9788184489804 – via Google Books.
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