Clinical experience with 21-gauge manual microphacoemulsification using Sovereign WhiteStar Technology in eyes with dense cataract

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College School of Medicine
Department Ophthalmology
Creator Olson, Randall J.
Title Clinical experience with 21-gauge manual microphacoemulsification using Sovereign WhiteStar Technology in eyes with dense cataract
Date 2004-01
Description PURPOSE: To present a series of patients who had 21-gauge microphacoemulsification using Sovereign WhiteStar technology. SETTING: John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. METHODS: Eighteen consecutive patients with cataracts judged to be 3+ or 4+ on a 4-point scale were prospectively monitored for complications, energy used during phacoemulsification, and results 1 day and 3 months postoperatively. RESULTS: No complications occurred during nucleus removal. On a 4-point scale, the mean level of inflammation at 1 day was 0.9 +/- 0.5 (SD), with 13 patients having no corneal edema. Seven patients had an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better on the first postoperative day. At 3 months, all corneas were clear, there was no sign of anterior chamber inflammation, and all patients had a best corrected visual acuity of 20/25 or better (best-case analysis). CONCLUSION: Results show that 21-gauge microphacoemulsification with Sovereign WhiteStar technology is safe and effective for removal of hard cataracts.
Type Text
Publisher Elsevier
Volume 30
Issue 1
First Page 168
Last Page 172
Subject Cataract; Microsurgery; Phacoemulsification; Postoperative Complications; Visual Acuity
Subject MESH Cataract; Intraoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Visual Acuity
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Olson RJ. (2004). Clinical experience with 21-gauge manual microphacoemulsification using Sovereign WhiteStar Technology in eyes with dense cataract. J Cataract Refract Surg, 30(1), 168-72
Rights Management (c) Elsevier DOI: [place doi for article here]; http://dx.doi.org
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq1j4h
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