Corneoscleral Pocket Technique
CHAPTER 30 CORNEOSCLERAL POCKET TECHNIQUE Richard S. Hoffman, MD; I. Howard Fine, MD; Annette Chang Sims, MD; and Janet M. Lim, MD, MBA Stabilization of a decentered or subluxated intraocular…
Phaco Strategies With Zonulopathy
CHAPTER 1 PHACO STRATEGIES WITH ZONULOPATHY David F. Chang, MD Weak zonules complicate every step of the cataract procedure and challenge surgeons to diagnose and manage intraoperative zonulopathy (Figure 1-1).1–10…
Techniques for Sulcus Fixation of Single-Piece Acrylate IOLs
CHAPTER 36 TECHNIQUES FOR SULCUS FIXATION OF SINGLE-PIECE ACRYLATE IOLS Kenneth J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS and Nandini Venkateswaran, MD Most, if not all, intraocular lenses (IOLs) available in the…
New Guide Needles for Yamane Intrascleral Haptic Fixation Technique
CHAPTER 70 NEW GUIDE NEEDLES FOR YAMANE INTRASCLERAL HAPTIC FIXATION TECHNIQUE Brandon D. Ayres, MD Implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) in the absence of capsular support…
New Techniques for Gore-Tex Suture Fixation of IOLs
CHAPTER 51 NEW TECHNIQUES FOR GORE-TEX SUTURE FIXATION OF IOLS Yuri McKee, MD, MS The use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE; Gore-Tex; WL Gore & Associates) suture material and surgical implants…
No-Tilt, Four-Point Transscleral Fixation of PMMA Posterior Chamber IOLs
CHAPTER 35 NO-TILT, FOUR-POINT TRANSSCLERAL FIXATION OF PMMA POSTERIOR CHAMBER IOLS Michael E. Snyder, MD and Gregory S. H. Ogawa, MD It is telling that the need has now arisen…
Gore-Tex Scleral Fixation—Vitreoretinal Perspective
CHAPTER 33 GORE-TEX SCLERAL FIXATION VITREORETINAL PERSPECTIVE Ehsan Rahimy, MD In the setting of inadequate capsular support, surgical options for intraocular lens (IOL) placement include (1) insertion of an anterior…
Stepwise IOL Fixation Strategies for Varying Severity of Zonulopathy
CHAPTER 13 STEPWISE IOL FIXATION STRATEGIES FOR VARYING SEVERITY OF ZONULOPATHY David F. Chang, MD As discussed in Chapter 1, zonulopathy significantly increases the risk of capsular complications during phacoemulsification….
Sulcoflex IOLs
CHAPTER 19 SULCOFLEX IOLS Allon Barsam, MA, FRCOphth and Soyang Ella Kim, MBBS, MA (Oxon), PG Cert The Sulcoflex intraocular lens (IOL) was specifically designed for implantation in the ciliary…
Transscleral Gore-Tex Fixation of Akreos AO60 IOL
CHAPTER 31 TRANSSCLERAL GORE-TEX FIXATION OF AKREOS AO60 IOL Brandon D. Ayres, MD Even in the modern age of cataract surgery, being comfortable with suture fixation of an intraocular lens…
