Managing phacoemulsification user defined protocols

An eye surgery method, comprising:

• defining one or more eye surgery protocols on a graphical user interface (GUI) using an Input/Output (I/O) device, and, using the I/O device, display the one or more user defined eye surgery protocols on the GUI;
• testing compatibility of the one or more user defined eye surgery protocols with the eye surgery system prior to operation of the eye surgery system in a surgical procedure;
• and
• providing an indication on the GUI of the compatibility to a user of the eye surgery system prior to operation of the eye surgery system in the surgical procedure.

A computer software product, the product comprising a tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a processor, cause the processor to:

• enable a user to define one or more eye surgery protocols using a graphical user interface (GUI) of an Input/Output (I/O) device, and, using the I/O device, to present one or more user defined eye surgery protocols on a display of the GUI;
• test compatibility of the one or more user defined eye surgery protocols with the eye surgery system prior to operation of the eye surgery system in a surgical procedure;
• and
• provide an indication of the compatibility to a user of the eye surgery system on the GUI prior to operation of the eye surgery system in the surgical procedure.