title: The Girard ultrasonic fragmentor.
abstract: Ultrasonic fragmentation can be used to fragment various tissues such as the lens, the vitreous, the iris and ciliary body, so that they may be aspirated through a 23-gauge cannula. Since the technique was first described in 1973, it has been used in 148 eyes in a variety of conditions with encouraging results.
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D001035:Aphakia / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*