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. This procedure minimises the incision size and reduces the recovery time and risk of surgery-induced astigmatism compared with older methods.
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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.
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Charles Kelman and Anton Banko introduced phacoemulsification in 1967.
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