ABSTRACT
An increasing number of surgeons have adopted phacoemulsification as the preferred method for cataract removal, since its introduction as a method of cataract removal over one-quarter of a century ago, The advantages of removing a cataract through a small incision have been recognized by surgeons the world over. Phacoemulsification has made it possible to abandon suture closure, utilize smaller incisions, replace injection anesthesia with topical anesthesia, and improve our ability to correct refractive error with cataract surgery.1
