Figure 6
From: Examination of phacoemulsification tips after different numbers of cataract surgeries

(A,B,C): Microscopic changes after fifty operations on the edge of a single-use (B) and a multiple-use tip (C). (D,E,F): Microscopic changes after fifty operations on the mantle of a single-use (E) and a multiple-use tip (F). (G,H,I): Atomic-force microscopic changes after fifty operations on the edge of a single-use (H) and a multiple-use tip (I). A,D,G: Unused tip.