VIENNA — A pressure sensor built in a phaco handpiece effectively prevents occlusion break surge and helps deliver less energy in the eye, with a parallel shortening in surgical time.
“If we spare energy, especially longitudinal energy, if we have shorter ultrasound time and overall shorter surgery, that will lead to prevention of endothelial cell loss and increased patient comfort,” Antoine Brezin, MD, said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.
In the SASCA multicenter study, the Active Sentry phaco handpiece with integrated pressure sensor was