PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - L E Olson AU - J Marshall AU - N S Rice AU - R Andrews TI - Effects of ultrasound on the corneal endothelium: I. The acute lesion. AID - 10.1136/bjo.62.3.134 DP - 1978 Mar 01 TA - British Journal of Ophthalmology PG - 134--144 VI - 62 IP - 3 4099 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/62/3/134.short 4100 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/62/3/134.full SO - Br J Ophthalmol1978 Mar 01; 62 AB - The ultrasonic radiation utilised in phacoemulsification procedures for the removal of cataractous lenses results in the widespread production of discrete lesions in the corneal endothelium. The morphology of this induced damage has been examined in rabbit and man using both scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The illustrated results are related to both the duration of the ultrasonic exposure and to the mechanisms of damage.