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The Phacoexcavator: A New Approach to Lentectomy

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Before discussing a new instrument and technique designed for the removal of a cataract during vitrectomy, I would like to present a short review of the most commonly accepted methods.

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  1. The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Jean-Marie Parel Ing.ETS-G

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  1. The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    George W. Blankenship

  2. First University Eye Clinic, Wien, Austria

    Susanne Binder

  3. Hôpital Ophtalmologique, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Michel Gonvers

  4. Fondazione Oftalmologica “G. B. Bietti”, Roma, Italy

    Mario Stirpe

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Parel, JM. (1986). The Phacoexcavator: A New Approach to Lentectomy. In: Blankenship, G.W., Binder, S., Gonvers, M., Stirpe, M. (eds) Basic and Advanced Vitreous Surgery. FIDIA Research Series, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3881-0_6

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