title: Irrigation/aspiration handpiece with changeable tips for cortex removal in small incision phacoemulsification.
abstract: Cortex removal, especially at the 12 o'clock position, is more difficult with small incision phacoemulsification than with planned extracapsular cataract extraction. In this study an irrigation/aspiration handpiece with changeable tips was used for cortex removal in a large, unselected, consecutive series of small incision phacoemulsification procedures. The instrument provided a safe, effective, and economical method of cortex removal.
authors.affiliation: Midwest Eye Institute of Kansas City, Missouri 64116.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hagan
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007904:Lens Cortex, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation*