With only occasional exceptions, the IOL is
meant to be implanted entirely within the
capsular bag. No PCIOL currently available
in the United States is designed or FDA
approved for placement in the ciliary sulcus, but we cataract
surgeons do…
Visual performance may be degraded by several
kinds of optical phenomena, including wavefront
aberrations, light scatter, and diffraction.
Ocular wavefront sensing has been used
to assess lower- and higher-order aberrations (HOAs)
and to bett…
If you are an anterior segment surgeon, then you
likely learned to sweep the internal incision from a
sideport to release incarcerated vitreous when posterior
capsular rupture complicates cataract surgery.
Traditionally, ophthalmologists used …
CASE PRESENTATION
A 31-year-old ophthalmology resident presents to
you for a refractive surgery consultation. He currently
uses daily disposable soft contact lenses without
complication. His refractive error is -3.50 D = 20/20
OD a…
em“Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s
built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe.”/embr/
strong—Sumner Redstone/strong
We all know the type: the surgeon who simply
seems t…
In choosing an IOL, I look for predictability, reliability,
and ease of use. I always tell the surgeons I am training
that instruments and lenses are like an extension
of your hands: you need to know exactly what they
are going to do in the ey…