Phaco Settings
Objectives
- List and compare the different types of pumps
- Describe the fluidics factors that are at play during the stages of cataract surgery
- Describe how to change phaco settings in various situations
Reading
- Oetting, TA. Cataract Surgery for Greenhorns. Iowa City, IA: 2012
- Chapter 7: Phaco Machine Settings Primer (pg 38)
- Henderson BA. Essentials of Cataract Surgery, second edition. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc., 2014. (WW 260 E78 2014). isbn 978-1-61711-0672
- Chapter 11, Fluidics / Pumps, pages 107-116
(UIHC Link) - Chapter 12, Efficiency with Phaco Settings, pages 91-95
(UIHC Link) - Kim, Terry. Curbside Consultation in Cataract Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions, second edition. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc., 2014
- Question 28: How and When should I change my phaco and fluidics Settings in the following Situations: intraoperative floppy iris, Shallow Chamber, High axial eye length, and post vitrectomy?
Suggested citation format: Haugsdal J, Kitzmann A, Oetting TA. The Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Laboratory. EyeRounds.org. Updated Posting June 28, 2021. Originally Posted December 6, 2012. Available from http://www.EyeRounds.org/tutorials/Iowa-OWL-o2021/
last updated: 07/01/2021
