Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Removal of a cataract by emulsifying the lens ultrasonically.
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- noun A form of
cataract surgery in which theeye 'sinternal lens isemulsified with anultrasonic handpiece andaspirated from the eye. Aspiratedfluids are replaced withirrigation of balancedsalt solution , thus maintaining theanterior chamber , as well as cooling the handpiece.
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- noun extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The nucleus is being removed by being expressed in one piece manually or by phacoemulsification or the process of breaking it using localized high-pitched sound waves.
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Given the well-known advantages of sutureless, vitrectomy and paucity of post-operative hypotony and endophthalmitis, we feel that the 23-gauge instrumentarium is the method of choice when combined with phacoemulsification for non-posturing, macular hole surgery.
Naturejobs - All Jobs G Heath 2010
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Combined 23-gauge, sutureless transconjunctival vitrectomy with phacoemulsification without face down posturing for the repair of idiopathic macular holes
Naturejobs - All Jobs G Heath 2010
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Given the well-known advantages of sutureless, vitrectomy and paucity of post-operative hypotony and endophthalmitis, we feel that the 23-gauge instrumentarium is the method of choice when combined with phacoemulsification for non-posturing, macular hole surgery.
Naturejobs - All Jobs G Heath 2010
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Combined 23-gauge, sutureless transconjunctival vitrectomy with phacoemulsification without face down posturing for the repair of idiopathic macular holes
Naturejobs - All Jobs G Heath 2010
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Our future success in emerging markets is predicated on establishing the phacoemulsification procedure to remove the cataract and use of a foldable IOL as the standard of care in these markets.
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Our future success in emerging markets is predicated on establishing the phacoemulsification procedure to remove the cataract and use of a foldable IOL as the standard of care in these markets.
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The most common method of cataract surgery is phacoemulsification.
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Posterior capsular rupture during phacoemulsification is the most common cause of posterior displacement of lens fragments.
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Most cataract surgeries are performed using a procedure known as phacoemulsification.
sionnach commented on the word phacoemulsification
Heed reesetee's warning. performing a google image search on this term should not be done lightly.
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word phacoemulsification
And don't ever show a photo of it to someone who's about to have cataract surgery.
October 13, 2007