Comparison of different types of phacoemulsification tips. III. Morphological changes induced after multiple uses in an ex vivo model
| Autor: | Liliana Werner, He J. Li, Nicholas Reiter, Konstantinos T. Tsaousis, David F. Chang, Nick Mamalis, Jesus Paulo L. Perez, Jia J. Guan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Microsurgery Materials science genetic structures Swine medicine.medical_treatment Cataract Salt lake 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Animal model Porcine tissue Lens Crystalline medicine Animals Single use Phacoemulsification Significant difference Sensory Systems Ophthalmology Disease Models Animal 030104 developmental biology Interferometry 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Microscopy Electron Scanning Surgery Ex vivo Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. 44(1) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4502 |
| Popis: | Purpose To assess the ultrastructural morphologic changes in the surface's micro-roughness for single-use and multiple-use phaco tips after multiple phacoemulsification cycles in an ex vivo animal model. Setting John A. Moran Eye Center and Utah Nanofab, College of Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Design Experimental study. Methods Eight types of phaco tips were studied using an identical experimental protocol. Two tips of each type were used to emulsify porcine cataractous lenses of moderate hardness for 2 minutes. This cycle was then repeated 5 consecutive times for each phaco tip. Scanning electron microscopy and white-light interferometry were used to analyze each tip for potential ultrastructural damage. Results No significant structural damage was noted on either single- or multiple-use tips after 5 cycles of experimental use. There was a trend toward increased surface micro-roughness at the tip opening after multiple procedures. Most tips had salt crystals on their surface and deposits of organic material composed of carbon and oxygen, which were consistent with porcine tissue that had not been cleaned from the tip surface. Conclusions No significant ultrastructural damage was detected after repeated experimental use of phaco tips in a porcine cataract model. There was no significant difference when phaco tips labeled for single use or multiple uses were compared. |
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