Reducing visible aerosol generation during phacoemulsification in the era of Covid-19.

Kieren DarcyOmar ElhaddadAchiron AsafJohannes KellerDuncan LeadbetterDerek ToleSidath Liyanage

Published in: Eye (London, England) (2020)

We demonstrate visible aerosol production in the setting of a model of clear corneal phacoemulsification. Visible aerosol can be reduced using a 2.2-mm phacoemulsification tip and reapplying HPMC every minute during phacoemulsification.

Keyphrases

cataract surgery
water soluble
coronavirus disease
sars cov
optical coherence tomography