Phaco Laser Eye Surgery

Not all cataract surgery is done by a laser these days.

Phaco 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. The surgery usually takes well under an hour. The laser may be useful when correcting for astigmatism aligning an astigmatism correcting intraocular lens or softening a dense cataract. They insert a small instrument through this opening.

Your surgeon creates a small incision in your cornea by hand with a scalpel. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the anterior chamber. Phacoemulsification is the name for traditional cataract surgery. 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.