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What Are Cataracts?

Removing The Cataract

Removing the Cataract

To begin the procedure, small incisions are made to allow a tiny instrument, the size of a pen tip, to pass through it. Once the instrument is inserted through the small incision, sophisticated ultrasound technology is used.

High frequency sound waves or ultrasonic waves, are used to gently break the cataract into pieces small enough to be suctioned away through the tiny inserted instrument, and removed from the eye. This procedure is known as phacoemulsification (phaco - meaning lens, and emulsification - meaning to break into tiny pieces).