Associations to the word «Phacoemulsification»
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Wiktionary
PHACOEMULSIFICATION, noun. A form of cataract surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution, thus maintaining the anterior chamber, as well as cooling the handpiece.
Dictionary definition
PHACOEMULSIFICATION, noun. 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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