Phacoemulsification Laser Eye Surgery

The laser may be useful when correcting for astigmatism aligning an astigmatism correcting intraocular lens or softening a dense cataract.

Phacoemulsification laser eye surgery.

Phacoemulsification is a modern cataract surgery method in which the eye s internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Phacoemulsification is the name for traditional cataract surgery. Phacoemulsification revolutionized cataract surgery. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the anterior chamber.

There are two methods of cataract surgery available at shreveport eye clinic. The most common kind of cataract surgery is called phacoemulsification. At dr natasha lim eye centre there will not be a very big price difference between manual phacoemulsification and bladeless femtosecond laser cataract surgery because we have our own in house ambulatory eye surgery operating theatres therefore the prices are not inflated. During surgery this tools is inserted inside the eye through a 2mm incision.

It takes advantage of an ultrasounds powered tool to remove the cataract. Therefore it would be prudent to apply a drop of 5 povidone iodine after topical anesthesia and just before performing the procedure. The lens of the eye contributes a lot of focusing power to the eye. During laser assisted cataract surgery your doctor typically uses the laser to make all incisions and to soften the cataract for removal by ultrasound phacoemulsification.

A tiny probe gives off ultrasound waves to dissolve the core hard part of the cloudy lens. Before phacoemulsification was developed surgeons would remove the entire lens and capsule. They insert a small instrument through this opening. Phacoemulsification and laser assisted phacoemulsification.

The eye surgeon makes a very small opening on the eye next to the outer corner. Yag laser capsulotomy it is unknown whether yag laser can aerosolize the tear film during capsulotomy assuming the laser is focused properly on the posterior capsule. This made it difficult to insert an intraocular lens. Small incision cataract surgery phacoemulsification small incision cataract surgery is the most common type of cataract removal.