[New progresses in micro-incision cataract surgery].

Micro-incision cataract surgery (MICS) was developed in the last decades, which was derived from the traditional phacoemulsification cataract surgery. MICS consists of mainly two types, bimanual and coaxial micro-incision cataract surgeries, which are classified by the separation of irrigation and aspiration systems or not. According to their obvious advantages in minimum surgery trauma, slight surgically induced astigmatism and rapid postoperative vision recovery, MICS has gradually possessed widespread clinical use. Combined with the development of cold phaco technique and intraocular lens for ultra-small incision, greater achievements have been made to improve the cataract surgery quality. We review the clinical applications of these two types of MICS and the cold phaco technique which supports the former.