title: Cool phaco--new option in cataract surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to present an alternative method of phacoemulsification.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bimanual phacoemulsification through two paracenteses was performed in 15 eyes. After cataract removal intraocular lenses were implanted into the capsular bag through a small paracentesis (less than 2 mm).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anatomical and functional results were good in all cases. After comparison with conventional phacoemulsification we concluded, that the bimanual technique shortens the time of ultrasounds usage and reduces postoperative astigmatism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phacoemulsification performed through two paracenteses can be the next step in cataract surgery development.
authors.affiliation: Z Kliniki Okulistycznej Jasne Błonia w łodzi.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nawrocki
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michalewski
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Michalewska
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cisiecki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology; D002386:Cataract / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome