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Archive > May, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 5

Making the Case for Microincisional Cataract Surgery

Existing phaco techniques are already very safe and effective. How much difference could a few tenths of a millimeter make?

Irene Tsikitas, Associate Editor

Current phacoemulsification techniques, typically performed within a sub-3mm incision requiring no sutures or stitches, have gotten so good that cataract surgery today is associated with very high success rates (estimated around 95%) and very low complication rates among patients without other existing eye conditions. So, if it ain't broke, why fix it? That's the question you may be asking yourself when you consider the push for microincisional cataract surgery — phacoemulsification performed within incisions as small as 2.2mm to 1.8mm. Let's explore some questions associated with the quest for tinier and tinier phaco incisions.

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