{"id":49028,"date":"2020-10-12T06:49:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T06:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=49028"},"modified":"2023-08-18T04:52:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T04:52:34","slug":"phacoemulsification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/phacoemulsification\/","title":{"rendered":"Phacoemulsification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ultrasonic device that disintegrates cataracts so they can be aspirated and removed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An ultrasonic technique which turns a cataract in the eye into liquid. It is then removed by suction and a plastic lens is put into the eye.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Small, self-sealing incision made in the cornea, followed by an ultrasonic probe insertion to deliver sound waves to break up the lens; pieces of the lens are removed with irrigation and aspiration.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A method for removing the lens of the eye in order to treat cataracts. 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