Comparison of Phacoemulsification and Aspiration Parameters in Cataract Surgery: Metal Tip vs. Hybrid Tip.

Kazuo Ichikawa, Kei Ichikawa, Seiji Tokiwa, Yuki Sato, Tomoyuki Miyazaki, Yoshiki Tanaka, Naoki Yamamoto

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Enhanced efficiency and endothelial protection of the intraocular lens shell technique in phacoemulsification: a retrospective stratified analysis by nuclear hardness.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
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Kazuo IchikawaChukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0032, Japan.

Kei IchikawaChukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0032, Japan.

Seiji TokiwaChukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0032, Japan.

Yuki SatoChukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0032, Japan.

Tomoyuki MiyazakiChukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0032, Japan.

Yoshiki TanakaChukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0032, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7755-6662

Naoki YamamotoCenter for Society-Academia Collaboration, Research Promotion Headquarters, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9659-3204

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Abstract

Various tips are available for phacoemulsification in cataract surgery. Evidence-based data can inform ophthalmologists, especially inexperienced ones, on tip selection. We retrospectively evaluated the energy efficiency and other parameters of two ultrasonic phacoemulsification and aspiration tips across different nuclear hardness grades in 342 cataract patients (342 eyes) with nuclear hardness grades II to IV. Surgical procedures, ultrasound settings, and instrumentation were standardized. All surgeries were performed by one experienced doctor. We compared the metal INTREPID

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corneal endothelial cell reductioncumulative dissipated energyINTREPID Balanced TipINTREPID Hybrid Tiplens capsule rupturetotal aspiration timetotal estimated fluid aspiratedtotal ultrasound time

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PMID39768013

DOI10.3390/bioengineering11121195

PMCPMC11727584

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