Ocular surgery, particularly phacoemulsification, is delicate, challenging and often unforgiving. The margin between a success and a complication can be narrow, and while we do our best for our patients, we cannot give an absolute guarantee as to the outcome.
If you see a patient with a less than optimal outcome from a surgery performed elsewhere, make an effort to obtain the prior records and contact the first surgeon. There is a lot to be learned, including the limitations of the patient’s anatomy that contributed to the complication. Patients who (Read more...)
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