Micro-coaxial Phacoemulsification with Torsional Ultrasound.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Osher, James M.; Osher, Robert H.
- Source
- Eye Care Review. Aug2008, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p7-11. 5p.
- Subject
- *PHACOEMULSIFICATION
*CATARACT surgery
*OPERATIVE surgery
*ULTRASONIC imaging
*VISUAL acuity
*CONTRAST sensitivity (Vision)
*OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Language
- ISSN
- 1920-4353
The article discusses the benefits of combining the new surgical approach called micro-coaxial phacoemulsification (C-MICS) for cataract operations with torsional ultrasound, a recent innovation in phaco technology. It says that C-MICS was developed by Alcon Inc. to provide several advantages over the conventional coaxial and bimanual techniques while the torsional ultrasound was developed by Charles Kelman and is more efficient than the conventional ultrasound. Meanwhile, it states that the result of combining C-MICS and torsional ultrasound was significantly beneficial when 98% of patients being studied have attained an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better on the first post-operative day and 62% have achieved an uncorrected visual acuity of at least 20/25.