J Cataract Refract Surg
April 2005
Purpose: To determine the operating temperature of ultrasonic tips used with the Alcon AdvanTec Legacy, AMO Sovereign WhiteStar, and Bausch & Lomb Millennium phacoemulsification systems.
Setting: Mackool Eye Institute, Astoria, New York, New York, USA.
Methods: Thermal imaging of ultrasonic tips (Legacy, WhiteStar, and Millennium) was performed in air and in human cadaver eyes using a duty cycle of 33% (WhiteStar) and 50% (Millennium and Legacy).