A Clinical Study Review—the Role of Active Fluidics and Torsional Phaco Power in Providing a Stable and Efficient Cataract Surgery Environment

Abstract

Modifications to the phacoemulsification technique have continually improved surgical outcomes (and therefore visual outcomes) for our patients. While much has been written about the role of advanced technology in intraocular lenses and how they have helped to improve outcomes, there is less in the literature about the systems we use to deliver those outcomes. Active fluidics and torsional ultrasound are two innovations that have improved our ability to provide even better postoperative results to our cataract patients. The following article will explain why these two advances on the CENTURION® Vision System (Alcon) have made that machine my preferred phacoemulsification system.