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Phacoemulsification
Meaning
Noun
●
In Surgery:
A form of
cataract
surgery
in which the
eye
's
internal
lens
is
emulsified
with an
ultrasonic
handpiece
and
aspirated
from the
eye
. Aspirated
fluids
are
replaced
with
irrigation
of
balanced
salt
solution
, thus
maintaining
the
anterior chamber
, as well as
cooling
the
handpiece
.
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