Cataract surgery in small hyperopic eyes can be challenging due to the constraints of working in a significantly smaller space.
These patients have short axial lengths and typically shallow anterior chambers. They also tend to not dilate as well so we have to operate through a smaller pupil. And in this case, the patient was also monocular, so there was added stress for both the patient and surgeon because the stakes were so high.
At the consultation, careful assessment was done to evaluate the anterior chamber depth, pupil dilation and (Read more...)