Automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe

1. A method for applying aspiration to a probe device, comprising:

applying a low flow-rate aspiration from a first pump to an aspiration port of a phacoemulsification device;

detecting that the aspiration port is sufficiently occluded; and

upon detection that the aspiration port is sufficiently occluded, cycling a high flow-rate aspiration with a high flow-rate reflux from a second pump to the aspiration port,

wherein the high flow-rate aspiration is greater than the low flow-rate aspiration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cycling occurs for a predetermined amount of time.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is abbreviated on a condition that the aspiration port is insufficiently occluded.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cycling occurs to help break up cataract tissue.

5. A method for removing material from an eye, comprising:

applying a first aspiration level from a first pump to an aspiration port of a probe within an eye;

applying a second aspiration level from a second pump to the aspiration port, the second aspiration level being higher than the first aspiration level; and

cycling between the first aspiration level from the first pump and the second aspiration level from the second pump for a predetermined amount of time sufficient to achieve a transient induced effect to break-up the material for aspiration through the aspiration port.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the cycling is automatically triggered by detecting that the aspiration port is sufficiently occluded.