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The following chapter describes the management of a dropped nucleus. Two surgical methods are described: the extraction of the luxated nucleus with fragmatome and luxation of the nucleus into the anterior chamber with PFCL.
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Spandau, U., Heimann, H. (2018). Dropped Nucleus (Posterior Dislocated Nucleus). In: Practical Handbook for Small-Gauge Vitrectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89677-9_9
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