Vacuum level did not have a significant effect on total US energy or total fluid consumed during phacoemulsification. There was a strong relationship between total US energy and endothelial cell loss but not between total infused fluid and endothelial cell loss.

Dissection plane in DALK using the big-bubble technique can be within corneal stroma rather than exactly between stroma and DM. Various corneal pathologies as well as different techniques of dissection may have influence on this level.

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