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Coaxial Microincision Cataract Surgery Utilizing Non-Linear Ultrasonic Power: An Alternative to Bimanual Microincision Cataract Surgery

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  • Torsional phacoemulsification is a more efficient use of ultrasound than longitudinal phacoemulsification

  • Followability of nuclear material is improved with torsional ultrasound

  • Torsional phacoemulsification combined with less compliant tubing allows surgeons to use more conservative fluidic settings, lessening the potential for complications

  • Torsional phacoemulsification allows for microi-ncisonal surgery (2.3–2.4 mm) through which currently available IOLs can be placed

  • Microincisions of 2.2 mm produce negligible surgically induced astigmatism

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  1. University of Minnesota, 2950 Curve Crest Boulevard, Stillwater, MN, 55082, USA

    Stephen S. Lane

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    Jorge L. Alió MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology Vissum) (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology Vissum)

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    I. Howard Fine MD

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Lane, S.S. (2010). Coaxial Microincision Cataract Surgery Utilizing Non-Linear Ultrasonic Power: An Alternative to Bimanual Microincision Cataract Surgery. In: Alió, J.L., Fine, I.H. (eds) Minimizing Incisions and Maximizing Outcomes in Cataract Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02862-5_7

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