 Phacoemulsification
"Phacoemulsification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A procedure for removal of the crystalline lens in cataract surgery in which an anterior capsulectomy is performed by means of a needle inserted through a small incision at the temporal limbus, allowing the lens contents to fall through the dilated pupil into the anterior chamber where they are broken up by the use of ultrasound and aspirated out of the eye through the incision. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed & In Focus 1993;1(1):1)
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D018918
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.825.249.704 E04.943.875
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phacoemulsification" by people in Profiles.
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Yeh HH, Sen S, Chou JC, Christopher KL, Wang SY. PhacoTrainer: Automatic Artificial Intelligence-Generated Performance Ratings for Cataract Surgery. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2025 May 01; 14(5):2.
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Xia JL, Zaver D, Kim EJ, Patnaik JL, Ertel MK, Capitena CE, SooHoo JR, Kahook MY, Pantcheva MB, Seibold LK. Postoperative Use of Pilocarpine After Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in Mild to End-Stage Glaucoma. Curr Eye Res. 2025 May; 50(5):490-495.
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Grove NC, Pelak VS, Christopher KL, Wagner BD, Lynch AM, Patnaik JL. Cataract Phacoemulsification in People with Dementia: Characterization and Outcomes. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2024 Oct; 31(5):400-408.
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Gill ZS, Caldwell AS, Patnaik JL, Marin AI, Mudie LI, Grove N, Ifantides C, Ertel MK, Puente MA, Seibold LK. Comparison of cataract surgery outcomes in English proficient and limited English proficiency patients. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2023 06 01; 49(6):595-601.
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Deitz GA, Patnaik JL, Young CEC, Ertel MK, SooHoo JR, Seibold LK, Kahook MY, Pantcheva MB. Comparison of Outcomes of Phacoemulsification Combined with Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation, iStent, or Both in the Management of Open-Angle Glaucoma. Adv Ther. 2023 04; 40(4):1444-1455.
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Ifantides C, Sretavan D. Automated precision pulse capsulotomy vs manual capsulorhexis in white cataracts: reduction in procedural time and resource utilization. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2023 04 01; 49(4):392-399.
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Dawson VJ, Patnaik JL, Wildes M, Bonnell LN, Miller DC, Taravella MJ, Lynch AM, Christopher KL. Risk of posterior capsule rupture in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy during phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov; 100(7):813-818.
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Mudie LI, Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Wise RE. Prior pars plana vitrectomy and its association with adverse intraoperative events during cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar; 100(2):e423-e429.
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Ertel MK, Gelinas NR, Slingsby TJ, Seibold LK, Kahook MY, SooHoo JR. Nd:YAG capsulotomy for Ahmed glaucoma drainage implant occlusion by the anterior capsule: a case report. BMC Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb 06; 21(1):74.
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Christopher KL, Patnaik JL, Miller DC, Lynch AM, Taravella MJ, Davidson RS. Accuracy of Intraoperative Aberrometry, Barrett True-K With and Without Posterior Cornea Measurements, Shammas-PL, and Haigis-L Formulas After Myopic Refractive Surgery. J Refract Surg. 2021 Jan 01; 37(1):60-68.
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