"Phacoemulsification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A procedure for removal of the crystalline lens in cataract surgery in which an anterior capsulectomy is performed by means of a needle inserted through a small incision at the temporal limbus, allowing the lens contents to fall through the dilated pupil into the anterior chamber where they are broken up by the use of ultrasound and aspirated out of the eye through the incision. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed & In Focus 1993;1(1):1)
| Descriptor ID |
D018918
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.825.249.704 E04.943.875
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| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phacoemulsification" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Biometric Parameters on the Predictive Accuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Formulas Included in the ESCRS IOL Power Calculator. J Refract Surg. 2025 Nov; 41(11):e1240-e1248.
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Comparison of visual function and patient-reported outcomes between two full range of field intraocular lenses: a randomized controlled study. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2025 Aug 01; 51(8):695-702.
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Polydipsia-Induced Acute Angle Closure Crisis. J Glaucoma. 2025 Jun 01; 34(6):e26-e27.
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Performance of formulas included in the ESCRS intraocular lens power calculator. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 Dec 01; 50(12):1224-1229.
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Evaluating the small aperture intraocular lens: depth of focus and the role of refraction and preoperative corneal astigmatism in visual performance. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 50(11):1165-1172.
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Reply : Efficacy of segmented axial length and artificial intelligence approaches to intraocular lens power calculation in short eyes. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 03 01; 50(3):313-314.
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Reply : Efficacy of segmented axial length and artificial intelligence approaches to intraocular lens power calculation in short eyes. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 02 01; 50(2):195-196.
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Effect of spherical aberration on visual acuity and depth of focus in pseudophakic eyes. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 01 01; 50(1):24-29.
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Reply : Outcomes of peripheral corneal relaxing incisions for residual astigmatism in patients after cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 01 01; 50(1):104.
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Performance of IOL calculation formulas that use measured posterior corneal power in eyes following myopic laser vision correction. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 01 01; 50(1):7-11.