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Does [pupil] size matter? How premium surgeons can avoid the inevitable
Every day when a premium surgeon enters the operating room to perform ophthalmic surgery, pupillary dilation — the portal to the operative field — will inevitably have a major stake in the success and outcome of the surgery. As a cataract surgeon, I am amazed how often intraoperative miosis and/or small pupils at the outset of a case can wreak havoc for even the most experienced anterior segment surgeons.As we know, intraoperative miosis is frequently unpredictable or may be associated with conditions such as intraoperative floppy iris syndrome associated with (Read more...)