A New View of Phaco Using the Zeiss Lumera Microscope

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Under stereo coaxial illumination, Dr. Packard makes 2.5mm main incision through a limbal relaxing incision. A coaxial phacochop technique is used to remove the nucleus. After cortex is removed with bimanual irrigation and aspiration and the capsule is polished, a toric IOL is inserted.

Posted: 3/10/2009

A New View of Phaco Using the Zeiss Lumera Microscope

Under stereo coaxial illumination, Dr. Packard makes 2.5mm main incision through a limbal relaxing incision. A coaxial phacochop technique is used to remove the nucleus. After cortex is removed with bimanual irrigation and aspiration and the capsule is polished, a toric IOL is inserted.

Posted: 3/10/2009

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