The clinical results of a new type of phaco tip：MicroTip / 中华实验眼科杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the methods of reducing eye injury in phacoemulsification．MethodsPhacoemulsification with intraocular lens（IOL）implantation was performed on 98 cases（98 eyes）of cataract using a new type of phaco tip（MicroTip）with high vaccum and low energy．All the nuclei was harder than Grade Ⅳ．Postoperative visual acuity and eye injury were observed，including corneal edema，anterior chamber in flammation，intraocular pressure，IOL position and retinal condition．ResultsPostoperative visual acuity is 0.5 or better in all cases，1.0 ? or better in 28 cases（28.6％）．The complication during operation，such as anterior chamber hemorrhage，posterior capsule rupture and vitreous loss，did not occur．Postoperative complications were very slight．Two eyes（2％）suffered mild corneal edema that lasted no more than a week．No other complications were found．ConclusionMicroTip is a kind of safe and effective facility for phacoemusification，with which we can reduce the eye injury，especially dealing with the hard nuclei．