When I began looking for a new phaco system,
my wish list was long. It included
excellent fluidics for chamber stability,
smooth cutting and aspiration, and the
ability to perform a high-quality, efficient, anterior vitrectomy.
Most important…
Month: September 2012
Innovations
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Capsular Blowout During Hydrodissection
When David F. Chang, MD, asked me to write
about my most difficult case ever, my mental
Rolodex flipped past all of the monocular
patients with pseudoexfoliation, small
eyes, megalophthalmos, intraoperative choroidal hemorrhage,
and zonulopat…
What Impact Will the Availability of a MIGS Implant Have on the Treatment of Glaucoma?
h4Jason Bacharach, MD/h4
Surgeons desire less invasive techniques with
quicker rehabilitation times and greater efficiency
in the OR as well as the ability to combine
these glaucoma procedures with cataract
surgery. Microinvasive glauco…
Cataracts After Conductive Keratoplasty
h4CASE PRESENTATION/h4
A 63-year-old woman desires improved uncorrected
distance and near visual acuity. She has a history of
multiple conductive keratoplasty (CK) treatments on
both eyes (no records available).
Her distance UC…
Chief Medical Editor’s Page
Almost 2 years ago, I received an unexpected
and, in retrospect, fortuitous phone call from an
old friend who had joined a late-stage glaucoma
device company. On the surface, his request
was simple: would I travel to Armenia to implant a new
…
Approaches to Removing an IOL From the Capsule
h4Daniel H. Chang, MD/h4
Once I determine the need for an IOL exchange, I
operate as soon as possible to minimize the time for
capsular fibrosis to develop. I reopen the paracentesis
and operative wound with a blunt dissection to prevent…
A Brief History of Surgical Innovation in Glaucoma
A brief review of the history of surgical innovation in
glaucoma illustrates that the pursuit of the ideal
IOP-lowering operation, including the restoration
of physiologic aqueous egress, has long been
the target of glaucoma surgeons. Razeghin…
Not so Ordinary Cataract Surgery
This month’s installment of “Inside Eyetube.net”
focuses on the use of instrumentation to manage
complex cataract surgical cases. With tools such
as capsular hooks, capsular tension rings (CTRs)
and segments, and iris hooks, surgeons can…
Update on MIGS: Devices of the Future
On June 25, 2012, after more than a decade of
development and clinical evaluation, the iStent
(Glaukos Corporation) received FDA approval
for the management of mild to moderate openangle
glaucoma at the time of cataract surgery. This widely
a…