Phacoemulsification

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 of the eye through the incision. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed and In Focus 1993;1(1):1)

Year introduced: 1996

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Tree Number(s): E04.540.825.249.704, E04.943.875

MeSH Unique ID: D018918

Entry Terms:

• Phacoemulsifications

Previous Indexing:

• Cataract Extraction (1970-1995)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
Refractive Surgical Procedures
Cataract Extraction
Phacoemulsification

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures
Phacoemulsification