title: [Computer-assisted phacoemulsification for hard cataracts].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the efficiency of new torsional phacoemulsification software (Ozil IP system) in hard nucleus cataract extraction.
  
  
  METHODS
  45 eyes with hard senile cataract (degree III and IV) underwent phacoemulsification performed by the same surgeon, using the same technique (stop and chop). Infiniti (Alcon) platform was used, with Ozil IP software and Kelman phaco tip miniflared, 45 degrees. The nucleus was split into two and after that the first half was phacoemulsificated with IP-on (group 1) and the second half with IP-off (group 2). For every group we measured: cumulative dissipated energy (CDE), numbers of tip closure that needed manual desobstruction the amount of BSS used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean CDE was the same in group 1 and in group 2 (between 6.2 and 14.9). The incidence of occlusion that needed manual desobstruction was lower in group 1 (5 times) than in group 2 (13 times). Group 2 used more BSS compared to group 1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new torsional software (IP system) significantly decreased occlusion time and balanced salt solution use over standard torsional software, particularly with denser cataracts.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul Universitar de Urgenţa Militar Central Dr. Carol Davila, Bucureşti.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zemba
authors.forename: Adriana-Camelia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Papadatu
authors.forename: Laura-Nicoleta
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Sîrbu
authors.forename: Corina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Avram
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity