RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effects of ultrasound on the corneal endothelium: I. The acute lesion.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 134
OP 144
DO 10.1136/bjo.62.3.134
VO 62
IS 3
A1 L E Olson
A1 J Marshall
A1 N S Rice
A1 R Andrews
YR 1978
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/62/3/134.abstract
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.