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Some older methods of cataract surgery may have to be used if the cataract is too large to remove with a small incision, including: Extracapsular cataract extraction.Intracapsular cataract extraction
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Phacoemulsification is a variation of what procedure?
Phacoemulsification is a variation of extracapsular cataract extraction
Who created phacoemulsification?
Charles Kelman created phacoemulsification in the late 1960s.
When was phacoemulsification created?
Charles Kelman created phacoemulsification in the late 1960s
When is an intraocular lens inserted during phacoemulsification?
The insertion of an intraocular lens (IOL) usually immediately follows phacoemulsification.
What is the purpose of phacoemulsification?
Phacoemulsification, or phaco, as surgeons refer to it, is used to restore vision in patients whose vision has become cloudy from cataracts
What is the morbidity and mortality rate of phacoemulsification?
Phacoemulsification has taken the previous risks from cataract surgery, making it a much safer procedure. Before phacoemulsification, death after cataract surgery was still rare.Other serious complications such as blindness also have been reduced.
What distinguishes the phacoemulsification method of cataract surgery?
Phacoemulsification. This type of extracapsular extraction needs a very small incision, resulting in faster healing.
What has the author Jared M Emery written?
Jared M. Emery has written: 'Phacoemulsification and aspiration of cataracts' -- subject(s): Cataract, Cataract Extraction, Methods, Phacoemulsification, Surgery
What is phacoemulsification cataract surgery?
Phacoemulsification cataract surgery is a procedure in which an ultrasonic device is used to break up and then remove a cloudy lens, or cataract, from the eye to improve vision. The insertion of an intraocular lens (IOL) usually immediately follows
How Does A Traditional Cataract Surgery Perform?
Traditional cataract surgery, or Phacoemulsification, is a standard and effective surgical procedure to remove cataracts.
When analyzing alternatives what becomes evident?
list of alternatives
When is a folding IOL inserted in a patient's eye following the removal of a cataract?
A folding IOL is used when phacoemulsification is performed to accommodate the small incision.
