Controlling a phacoemulsification system based on real-time analysis of image data

A phacoemulsification apparatus configured to control parameters of a surgical instrument employable in an ocular surgical procedure, comprising:

• an image analysis module configured to detect surgical events within an image data stream;
• an instrument monitoring module configured to obtain instrument readings using at least one instrument sensor;
• an instrument control module configured to:
• receive the surgical events detected from at least said image analysis module and the instrument readings from at least said instrument monitoring module, and
• generate dynamic responses to said detected surgical events and instrument readings, said instrument control module configured to process said responses and transmit the processed responses in the form of an instruction set;
• and
• a surgical instrument configured to receive and execute the instruction set communicated from said instrument control module during the ocular surgical procedure;
• wherein the image analysis module is further configured to detect the surgical events within the image data stream at multiple time points during the ocular surgical procedure, and
• the instrument monitoring module is further configured to obtain the instrument readings using the at least one instrument sensor at multiple time points during the ocular surgical procedure.