Kelman Phacoemulsification
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We wish to acknowledge and thank Larry A. Donoso, M.D., Ph.D., J.D. for his assistance in providing select photography for this website.
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Kelman phacoemulsification, introduced in 1967, reduced recovery from cataract surgery from a 10-day hospital stay to today's out-patient cataract surgery, allowing the patient immediate return to activity. The procedure employs a small ultrasonic tip whose vibrations break up the mass of the cataractous lens within its capsule and suction it out through a small needle. It has been estimated that a hundred million such procedures have been performed worldwide. In 1975 Dr. Kelman began designing lens implants for use in conjunction with cataract surgery. Numerous companies including Allergan Medical Optics, IOLAB, Alcon Surgical, Domilens and Storz Ophthalmics sought his services. Dr. Kelman became the world's most successful intraocular lens designer.
According to Dr. William Tasman, Wills Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, "Dr. Kelman
was one of Wills' best known alumni and it is only fitting that we name the education center, which will benefit the next generation of Wills residents, after him."
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Through My Eyes The Charlie Kelman Story
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