Meaning Phacoemulsification
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Phacoemulsification


A type of cataract surgery in which the lens with the cataract is broken up by ultrasound, irrigated, and suctioned out.
Source: medicinenet.com

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Phacoemulsification


(fay-koh-ee-mul-sih-fih-KAY-shun). Use of ultrasonic vibration to shatter and break up a cataract, making it easier to remove.
Source: eyeglossary.net

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Phacoemulsification


(n) 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
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Phacoemulsification


A cataract surgical procedure which uses an ultrasonic vibration to shatter and break up a cataractous lens, making it easier to remove. The vibration is delivered by an irrigation-aspiration instrument. In a survey of ASCRS members in 1994, 86% preferred the phacoemulsification cataract removal technique over the extracapsular cataract extraction [..]
Source: usaeyes.org

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Phacoemulsification


A method of cataract removal. It uses ultrasound waves to break up the clouded lens of the eye so it can be suctioned out with a needle.
Source: health.harvard.edu

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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, allowi [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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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, allowi [..]
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com





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