title: Phacoemulsification. Technology and fundamentals.
abstract: The number one rule of phacoemulsification and aspiration cataract surgery is to know your machine. This chapter is designed to help the surgeon who is currently using phacoemulsification, or those who wish to understand more about technique, learn the basics and technology of the various types of phacoemulsification machines. Fluidics, pump design, handpiece mechanics, phacoemulsification needles, and fundamentals of phacoemulsification of cataracts will be reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal and Special Species, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gilger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004867:Equipment Design; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*