Figure 1: A modified-simple technique of removing cortex using a cannula. (a) After removing the nucleus, some cortical materials were remained. (b) Irrigation of balanced salt solution separated the cortex from the posterior capsule. (c) An ophthalmic viscoelastic device pushed the separated cortical materials toward the equator of lens capsule. (d) After insertion of the intraocular lens, the cortex was aspirated by the automated irrigation/aspiration handpiece. (e) When the cortex was trapped by the haptic of the intraocular lens, rotation of the intraocular lens with the irrigation/aspiration tip facilitated removal of the trapped cortex (yellow arrows). The white arrowheads in [Figure 1]d and [Figure 1]e indicate the same leading haptic. (f) The cortex was removed completely without any remnant by this modified-simple technique