An ophthalmic surgical cassette for removably receiving in a cassette
receiving mechanism of an ophthalmic surgical system. The system includes
first and second plunger valves. The cassette includes a body having a
rear surface, an irrigation inlet for receiving irrigation fluid from a
source, a first irrigation outlet for providing irrigation fluid to a
first ophthalmic microsurgical instrument for use in an anterior segment
ophthalmic surgical procedure, a first manifold fluidly coupling the
irrigation inlet with the first irrigation outlet, a second irrigation
outlet for providing irrigation fluid to a second ophthalmic
microsurgical instrument for use in a posterior segment ophthalmic
surgical procedure, and a second manifold fluidly coupling the irrigation
inlet with the second irrigation outlet. The surgical cassette greatly
simplifies a combined anterior segment and posterior segment ophthalmic
surgical procedure by eliminating the need for separate anterior segment
and posterior segment cassettes for the combined procedure.