Thermographic analysis of coaxial, microcoaxial and bimanual phacoemulsification
Abstact. Thermographic analysis of the standard coaxial, bimanual and microcoaxial phacoemulsifications (PE) was carried out for 50 surgeries. The maximum temperature increase of ocular tissues was observed during coaxial PE as compared to microcoaxial and bimanual techniques: 44.5+0.9ºС, 38.2+0.6ºС and 36.8+0.4ºС respectively. The level of heating of the surrounding tissues during the operation was found to be mostly dependent on the type of ultrasonic energy application (continuous or modulated) and not on the presence of irrigation sleeve or its diameter. // Russian Ophthalmological Journal, 2010; 1:8-12.