More commonly called the Kelman technique. The phacoemulsification technique of cataract removal.
"Charles D. Kelman revolutionized cataract surgery. With the practicable clinical- introduction of his phacoemulsification technique in approximately 1980, modern cataract surgery was born. Dr. Charles D. Kelman - a supreme clinical ophthalmic surgeon - and "the Kelman technique" are essentials in any account of the history of medicine and especially ophthalmology."
William Charles Caccamise Sr MD
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