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Phacoemulsification is a cataract surgery method in which the internal lens of the eye which has developed a cataract is emulsified with the tip of an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the volume of the anterior chamber during the procedure.
In phacoemulsification (phaco), the natural lens is fragmented by an ultrasonic probe and removed by suction. A more recent and less common variation of this, femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification surgery, uses a laser to make the corneal incision, execute the capsulotomy , which provides access to the lens, and initiate lens ...
Charles David Kelman (May 23, 1930 – June 1, 2004) was an American ophthalmologist, surgeon, inventor, jazz musician, entertainer, and Broadway producer. Known as the father of phacoemulsification, [1] [2] he developed many of the medical devices, instruments, implant lenses and techniques used in cataract surgery.
Phacoemulsification typically comprises six steps: [citation needed] Anaesthetic – The eye is numbed with either a subtenon injection around the eye (see: retrobulbar block) or topical anesthetic eye drops. The former also provides paralysis of the eye muscles.
An OVD is a viscoelastic solution, a gel-like substance used to maintain the shape of the eye at reduced pressure as well as to protect the inside structure and tissues of the eye without interfering with the operation. [1] In 1980, D.M. Colvard made the cataract incision in the sclera, which limited induced astigmatism. [9]
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Howard V. Gimbel FRCSC, AOE, FACS, CABES, (born January 17, 1934) is a Canadian ophthalmologist, university professor, senior editor, and amateur musician.He is better known for his invention, along with Thomas Neuhann, of the continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC), a technique employed in modern cataract surgery.
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