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case_images: The fractured ABS phaco tip within the silicone sleeve inside the anterior chamber (red arrow)
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case_images: F1
case_images: The broken fragment remained inside the silicone sleeve [Figure 1].
case_images: (a) The broken ends of the phaco tip without the sleeve (b and c): Apposition of the broken ends, thus ensuring no missing fragments inside the anterior chamber
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case_images: F2
case_images: Thereafter, we meticulously examined the broken tip under the operating microscope [Figure 2a-c]. The broken ends matched perfectly with no missing fragments, thus confirming no retained foreign body within the AC.
case_images: (a) Electron microscopy of the distal end of the titanium tip, which reveals a smooth break near the microhole of the ABS tip (b) Magnified view (electron microscopy) of the distal fragment (c and d) Magnified view (electron microscopy) of the proximal fragment with a smooth break near the microhole of the ABS tip
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case_images: F3
case_images: Electron microscopy (EM) of the broken ends revealed a smooth break near the microhole of the ABS tip [Figure 3a-d].