Mackool Richard J, Brint Stephen F
The Mackool Eye Institute, Astoria, New York 11103, USA.
Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2004 Feb;15(1):40-3. doi: 10.1097/00055735-200402000-00008.
This review describes a completely new technology for removal of the crystalline lens and compares it to currently available instruments. The AquaLase option on the Infiniti Vision System (Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas) delivers unique advantages over conventional ultrasound phacoemulsification.
Incremental improvements have made ultrasonic phacoemulsification safer to the posterior capsule and less likely to create wound burn. AquaLase uses a fundamentally different technology that eliminates the risk of incision burn, is probably less likely to cause posterior capsule rupture than ultrasonic phacoemulsification needles, and is more efficient than laser-based lens removal instruments.
AquaLase is a new technology that offers significant advantages and is likely to find wider application as clinical experience accumulates.
本综述介绍一种全新的晶状体摘除技术，并将其与现有器械进行比较。英菲尼迪视觉系统（爱尔康实验室，得克萨斯州沃思堡）上的水激光选项相较于传统超声乳化技术具有独特优势。
不断的改进使超声乳化对后囊膜更安全，且造成切口灼伤的可能性降低。水激光采用了一种截然不同的技术，消除了切口灼伤的风险，相较于超声乳化针头，其导致后囊膜破裂的可能性可能更小，并且比基于激光的晶状体摘除器械更高效。
水激光是一项具有显著优势的新技术，随着临床经验的积累，可能会得到更广泛的应用。
