Cathleen M. McCabe, MD: Phacoemulsification revolutionized cataract surgery in the late 1960s. Still considered the gold standard for cataract extraction, phacoemulsification continues to evolve with…

Cataract surgeons historically had to operate at higher infusion pressures to allow for adequate anterior chamber stability with efficient aspiration flow rates and vacuum.

The 47 articles summarized in this compendium were identified using the PubMed and Google Scholar databases incorporating the search terms “Optiwave Refractive Analysis,” “ORA,” “intraoperative…