Cataract Surgery Focus on Phaco Technology
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MARCH 2007 I CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY I 37 W ith its new Stellaris Vision Enhancement System (FDA approved, commercial launch in US planned for April 2007) (Figure 1), Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, NY) has designed an integrated phaco platform with advanced technology and precise instrumentation that will facilitate surgeons’ transition to the newer microincisional phaco techniques. The system’s unique fluidics, power modulation, and precise controls are optimized for any of three phaco approaches: standard coaxial; bimanual sleeveless microincisional; and microcoaxial (through a 1.8-mm incision).
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