ref-type="fig"}\]. Instead of using an automated I/A system to remove the remaining cortex, we used a 2.5 ml syringe containing balanced salt solution (BSS^®^, Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, USA). The syringe was attached to a bent, blunt-tip needle. Any kind of blunt-tip needle made for ophthalmological surgery can be used. We used the bent, blunt-tip needle that was packed with ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVDs). Carefully introducing the needle tip into the anterior chamber, the plunger was pushed with consistent power to continuously irrigate the space between the cortex and the posterior capsule with BSS \[[Fig. 2a](#F2){ref-type="fig"}\]. Due to posterior pressure, the central part of the posterior capsule slightly protrudes anteriorly compared to the peripheral parts; therefore, starting irrigation with BSS from the central part makes the cortex to be peeled off easily from the posterior capsule. After separating the cortex from the central part, irrigation with BSS was performed at the mid-periphery while exercising in caution not to go beyond the anterior capsulorhexis area. During this procedure, the irrigated BSS were continuously flushed through the incision site to avoid pressure rise in the anterior chamber. The cortex was then completely peeled from the posterior capsule and divided into several pieces \[[Fig. 1b](#F1){ref-type="fig"}\]. Afterward, the OVD was injected into the capsular bag space, and the cortex was mechanically pushed toward the capsular fornix by the OVD \[Figs. [1c](#F1){ref-type="fig"} and [2b](#F2){ref-type="fig"}\]. Then, an intraocular lens (IOL) was inserted into the capsular bag \[[Fig. 2c](#F2){ref-type="fig"}\]. The automated I/A handpiece was introduced into the anterior chamber, and excess OVD was aspirated first. To remove the cortex, the tip of the I/A handpiece was slightly tilted toward the subcapsular cortex, which the surgeon wanted to remove \[[Fig. 1d](#F1){ref-type="fig"}\]. If the cortex in the capsular fornix was trapped by the haptic of the 