Sorry!
"Phaco" means lens. Essentially you shatter the opaque lens with an
ultrasonic probe, irrigate the fragments and remove them with suction. The
animal is left without a lens so they will not be able to focus as well as
normal animals but they are able to see, provided the retina is functional.
No good for a falcon chasing mice but pet dogs that don't need to read the
newspaper do just fine. People wear glasses. A magpie being fed in the
garden might do okay.
Pat
>Hi Pat,
>
>Could you please explain what is meant by ultrasonic phacoemulsification?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Steve
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