"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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phacoemulsification" by people in Profiles.
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Accuracy of six contemporary toric formulas: analysis of 6753 eyes. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2026 Oct 01; 52(10):1005-1009.
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Visual and refractive outcomes with intrascleral haptic fixation of the light adjustable lens. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2026 09 01; 52(9):885-889.
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Investigating the correlation between scleral spur angle and intraocular lens tilt. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2026 06 01; 52(6):582-587.
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Prediction of 9 Artificial Intelligence-based Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Formulas in Long Caucasian Eyes. Am J Ophthalmol. 2026 06; 286:1-11.
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A New Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Formula for Eyes Undergoing Lens Exchange. Ophthalmology. 2026 Jun; 133(6):700-708.
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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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Performance of formulas included in the ESCRS intraocular lens power calculator. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 12 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 11 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.