Now you must be thinking, "Wait a minute, Cataract Coach, you always tell us not to make a baby rhexis, so why do you like this one?" And that's a good point, but this one is part of the double capsulorhexis technique to avoid the Argentinian flag sign from an errant capsular split. After this first baby rhexis is completed the capsular bag is decompressed and the liquefied lens cortex is released. Then a normal 5 to 5.5 mm diameter capsulorhexis can be safely created and the surgery completed.
