Article: Evolution of bimanual phaco continues with sub-1-mm incision advance

Article: Haptic design lets microincision lens be implanted through ...
Ophthalmology Times;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... without difficulty through a 1.8-mm incision, combining all the benefits of the ... and can be implanted through a 1.8-mm incision," Dr. Amzallag concluded. "The ... can be implanted through a 1.8-mm incision, The design allows superior intracapsular ...

Article: 2-mm incision barrier is broken in Greece
Ophthalmology Times;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... GREECE-Cataract extraction with a smaller-than-2-mm incision was performed here recently. A. John Kanellopoulos, MD ... The primary advancements that enabled the use of the 1.6-mm incision were the development of an appropriate IOL material and a ...

Article: Laser lens lysis inches toward 1-mm incision
Ophthalmology Times;  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... ophthalmology. When unilateral laser lens lysis is performed, an irrigating/aspirating probe is used through a 1.8-mm incision. What differentiates this technology from other cataract removal technologies is that a quartz fiber is inserted in the infusion ...

Article: Ultra-thin IOL can be placed easily through 1.5-mm ...
Ophthalmology Times;  December 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... measuring < 1.5 mm. The company is working to develop a refractive IOL that can also be implanted through a sub-2-mm incision, and it holds patents for optics that would correct myopia, hyperopia, and presbyopia. Microincision surgery "By allowing ...

Article: ER:YAG laser can remove cataract through 2-mm ...
Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Aesculap-Meditec's pulsed, solid-state laser gets good results in 35-patient international study NICE, FRANCE-A new Er:YAG laser can provide effective, safe cataract extraction through an incision smaller than 2 mm in a reasonable amount of time, according to a study presented here at the annual

Article: Research conducted at M.A. Terry and co-authors has provided new ...
Biotech Week;  February 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... forceps with folded tissue through 5-mm incision; group 3: suture pull through of nonfolded tissue through a 5-mm incision; group 4: forceps pull through ... glide folded tissue through a 5-mm incision; group 5: forceps with folded ...

Article: Coaxial 2.2-mm microphaco technique reduces surgically induced ...
Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... microphacoemulsification performed through a 2.2-mm incision results in significantly less induced ... coaxial phacoemulsification through a 3-mm incision, according to the results of a study ... astigmatism was 0.10 D for the 2.2-mm incision group, and that value was significantly ...