title: Surgical techniques in phacoemulsification.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recent advances in cataract surgical techniques are described, focusing on the evolution towards less traumatic surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Smaller incisions, split infusion, astigmatic management, and techniques of managing floppy iris syndrome are significant changes in the cataract surgical technique within the last 12-24 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgeons need to learn the new techniques and instrumentation as cataract surgery moves towards less invasive surgery, with smaller incisions, more precise refractive outcomes, and fewer complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA. devgan@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Uday
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Devgan
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D016896:Treatment Outcome