phaco tips...

Phaco Tips is a body of work by Richard J. Mackool, M.D. and sponsored by a grant from Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Dr. Mackool is the founder and Director of The Mackool Eye Institute and Laser Center, an internationally recognized expert on microsurgery of the eye, and the author of numerous articles, textbooks and textbook chapters on the subjects of phacoemulsification and IOL implantation.

Dr. Mackool has contributed to the design of several generations of phacoemulsification equipment and holds more than 50 patents in the field. He has performed tens of thousands of cataract-implant procedures, and thousands of pars plana vitrectomies and corneal transplants.

Contained here are useful tips and advice which reflect his broad experience in these areas. In 2002, Phaco Tips 1 - 120 were published in Dr. Mackool's book "Phaco Tips: The First Ten Years." The listing below includes new Phaco Tips that have been published in journals since the book's publication.

	Phaco Tip 120: Phaco Incision: How Small?
	Phaco Tip 121: Capsulorhexis: Anterior Capsule Striae
	Phaco Tip 122: Capsulorhexis and the Shallow Chamber
	Phaco Tip 123: To Sculpt A Dense Nucleus
	Phaco Tip 124: Phaco Tip Insertion
	Phaco Tip 125: Small Incision Benefits
	Phaco Tip 126: AcrySof® Single-Piece IOL Injection
	Phaco Tip 127: AC Air Bubbles
	Phaco Tip 128: Clear Corneal Incision: Radial Tear
	Phaco Tip 129: ADVANTEC® System: Ultra MAXVAC®
	Phaco Tip 130: Can A Chopper Be Dangerous?
	Phaco Tip 131: RP and IOL selection
	Phaco Tip 132: Burst vs. Pulse
	Phaco Tip 133: Occlusion Mode Management/ADVANTEC® LEGACY® System
	Phaco Tip 134: Burst Mode Parameters
	Phaco Tip 135: Intraocular Antibiotic Injection Technique
	Phaco Tip 136: Visualization
	Phaco Tip 137: Stabilization
	Phaco Tip 138: Sideport Incision: Technique
	Phaco Tip 139: Single-Piece Acrylic IOL Insertion
	Phaco Tip 140: The One-handed Rhexis
	Phaco Tip 141: True Incision Size
	Phaco Tip 142: AC Too Deep
	Phaco Tip 143: Chopper Induced PC Tear
	Phaco Tip 144: AquaLase® Liquefaction Device
	Phaco Tip 145: AquaLase® Liquefaction Device: Efficiency
	Phaco Tip 146: IOL Power "Errors"
	Phaco Tip 148: Topical Anesthesia and the Photophobic Patient
	Phaco Tip 149: Foot Pedal Positioning
	Phaco Tip 150: The Convex Capsule
	Phaco Tip 151: Hold Instruments Short
* Phaco Tip TM of Richard J. Mackool, M.D. The parameters (instrument settings) and incision size presented here have been established by the surgeon and do not reflect recommendations by Alcon.

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Richard J. Mackool, M.D.