The second that I see this round hole, I know that it is a danger sign. We have previously explained the danger of the hole punch sign, and this round hole was certainly made by the tip of the phaco probe.
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Dear professor Uday
Please when i started learning phaco chop, i faced the following difficulties
1. When i tried to do the horizontal chopping the nucleus rotates and cant do chopping.
2. When i tried to do the vertical chopping, unfortunately i couldnt embed the chopper at the nucleus?
These are the settings
1. Horizontal chopping:
U/S power 50 ,linear mode
Vaccum 50
Flow rate 32
Maximum flued level
Fluid continuos.
2. Same settings for vertical chopping
That is why iam doing sculpting techiques since years
So please what is your explanation for these difficulties
Best regards
Dr.imad
Iraq
sounds like you need much higher vacuum in order to hold the nucleus while you chop. Assuming a standard phaco tip size through a 2.75mm incision, you should have 300 to 400 mmHg of vacuum. Keep the flow rate of 32 cc/min and keep the high bottle height (infusion pressure).