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Phaco With Foldable Iol Implantation. Phacoemulsification or phaco is method of cataract surgery in which the eyes internal lens is emulsified using ultrasonic energy and replaced with an intraocular lens implant or IOL. Phacoemulsification followed by implantation of a foldable intraocular lens IOL is the procedure of choice in higher-income countries. Phaco surgery is performed with a small ultrasonic probe that is inserted into the eye via a two-to-three millimeter incision. This combined surgery was performed for fuchs endothelial dystrophy and cataract.
This combined surgery was performed for fuchs endothelial dystrophy and cataract. How is it done. The smaller incision leads to less astigmatism and better visual outcomes after surgery. They usually go through a sub 275 mm. Phacoemulsification or phaco is method of cataract surgery in which the eyes internal lens is emulsified using ultrasonic energy and replaced with an intraocular lens implant or IOL. When an opthalmologist performs extracapsular cataract removal with IOL insertion the correct way to code the procedure is by using CPT code 66984 Extracapsular cataract extraction removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis 1-stage procedure manual or mechanical technique eg irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification.
These certain lenses are also used to correct corneal astigmatism.
The main types that have been widely used are monofocal lens and multifocal lens. They usually go through a sub 275 mm. PHACO uses ultrasound energy to liquefy lens and suck it out with a titanium probe vibrating forty thousand times a second. There are several types of IOL. Most foldable IOLs are loaded on to a cartridge prior to injection into the capsular bag. The capsular bag and anterior chamber is reformed with viscoelastic.