phacoemulsification

Preferred Label : phacoemulsification;

MeSH definition : A procedure for removal of the crystalline lens in cataract surgery in which an anterior capsulectomy is performed by means of a needle inserted through a small incision at the temporal limbus, allowing the lens contents to fall through the dilated pupil into the anterior chamber where they are broken up by the use of ultrasound and aspirated out of the eye through the incision. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed & In Focus 1993;1(1):1);

MeSH synonym : phacoemulsifications;

MeSH annotation : a type of cataract extraction; do not use /util except by MeSH definition;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phacoemulsification;

Details

Origin ID

D018918;

UMLS CUI

C0282545;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
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- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
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- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
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- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Aspiration of cataract by phacoemulsification (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Phacoemulsification [MedDRA LLT]
- Phacoemulsification machine (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- phacoemulsification [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Aspiration of cataract by phacoemulsification (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Phacoemulsification [MedDRA LLT]

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