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What is the purpose of phacoemulsification?

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Phacoemulsification, or phaco, as surgeons refer to it, is used to restore vision in patients whose vision has become cloudy from cataracts

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Who created phacoemulsification?

Charles Kelman created phacoemulsification in the late 1960s.


When was phacoemulsification created?

Charles Kelman created phacoemulsification in the late 1960s


Phacoemulsification is a variation of what procedure?

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The most common purpose of ophthalmologic surgery is to restore or improve vision.


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What is accomplished during a phacoemulsification cataract extraction?

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