The standard sutureless cataract surgery is done with phacoemulsification and foldable IOL has an incision of –: (A) 1mm–1.5mm, (B) 2mm–2.5min, (C) 3mm–3.5mm, (D) 3.5mm–4.5mm
Answer is C. In phacoemulsification, the nucleus is emulsified using high frequency sound waves and then sucked out of the eye through a small (3.2 mm) incision.