A method and apparatus for removing cataracts in which a flexible line preferably is inserted through an incision into the anterior chamber until its end is adjacent the cataract. Ultrasonic energy, preferably up to 100 Mhz, is coupled to the cataract by an optical fiber in the line. An irrigation sleeve...http://www.google.de/patents/US6083192?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6083192 - Pulsed ultrasound method for fragmenting/emulsifying and removing cataractous lenses
