Video
Film 109151 The Evolution of Ultrasound in Phacoemulsification: Introduction of a Novel Ultrasound Modality
April 2025
Meeting: 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Producers: Rosa Braga-Mele, MD, FRCSC; Ahmad Gad, PhD, MSc; Satish Yalamanchili, MBA, MS
Category: Instruments & Devices/IOLs
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Cataract lens emulsification is the key step during cataract surgery. Ultrasound technology has evolved from longitudinal to torsional and now to a new ultrasound modality. This video will discuss the history of ultrasound and describe a new ultrasound technology using bead-flow pattern to visualize its four-dimensional motion as well as why it may further reduce both time and energy in the eye.