Phacoemulsification refers to modern cataract surgery in which the eye`s internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution, thus maintaining the anterior chamber, as well as cooling the handpiece. ==Etymology== phaco- (< Gk phako-, comb. for....
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A procedure for removal of the crystalline lens in cataract surgery in which an anterior capsulectomy is performed by means of a needle inserted through a small incision at the temporal limbus, allowing the lens contents to fall through the dilated pupil into the anterior chamber where they are broken up by the use of ultrasound and aspirated out o...
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(fak″o-e-mul″sĭ-fĭ-ka´shәn) a technique of cataract extraction, utilizing high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations to fragment the lens combined with controlled irrigation to maintain normal pressure in the anterior chamber, and suction to remove lens fragments and irrigating fluid.
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(fay-koh-ee-mul-sih-fih-KAY-shun) Use of ultrasonic vibration to shatter and break up a cataract, making it easier to remove
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fak′ō-ē-mŭl′si-fi-kā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A method of emulsifying and aspirating a cataract with a low-frequency ultrasonic needle.
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Phacoemulsification: A procedure in which the lens clouded by a cataract is broken up by ultrasound, irrigated, and suctioned out. Most cataract surgery today is performed using phacoemulsification. Before the advent of this technique, people with cataracts could expect a 10-day hospital stay followed by a lengthy recovery. Today, it is an outpatie...
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phacoemulsification, phacoemulsifications An ultrasonic technique using microsurgical instruments that allows a cataract-affected lens to be liquefied and removed by suction using a very small incision near the edge of the cornea. A foldable plastic lens is then inserted through the incision and unfolded. A procedure in which the lens, clouded by ...
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