Anterior Vitrectomy Concepts
CHAPTER 65 ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY CONCEPTS Steve Charles, MD In spite of extraordinary advancements in cataract surgery techniques and technology, rupture of the posterior capsule, posterior dislocation of lens material,…
Glued IOL—Our Technique
CHAPTER 41 GLUED IOL OUR TECHNIQUE Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth Maggi and Maggi in 1997 first used armed sutures on 3 equidistant supple…
Yamane Double-Needle Intrascleral Haptic Fixation—My Technique
CHAPTER 47 YAMANE DOUBLE-NEEDLE INTRASCLERAL HAPTIC FIXATION MY TECHNIQUE Steven G. Safran, MD My variation of the Yamane double-needle intrascleral haptic fixation technique is based on the things I have…
Peripheral Iris IOL Fixation—Rationale and Results
CHAPTER 26 PERIPHERAL IRIS IOL FIXATION RATIONALE AND RESULTS Garry P. Condon, MD Rationale The most appropriate intraocular lens (IOL) and method of fixation in the absence of capsular support…
Supracapsular Glued IOL Technique for Progressive Zonulopathy
CHAPTER 43 SUPRACAPSULAR GLUED IOL TECHNIQUE FOR PROGRESSIVE ZONULOPATHY Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB There are essentially 2 broad means of managing subluxated cataracts, one that retains the intact capsular…
Complications of Transscleral-Sutured Posterior Chamber IOLs
CHAPTER 37 COMPLICATIONS OF TRANSSCLERAL-SUTURED POSTERIOR CHAMBER IOLS Andrew McAllister, FRANZCO and Peter Beckingsale, MBBS, FRANZCO The implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL) into the intact capsular bag after removal…
Glued Intrascleral Haptic Fixation IOL—My Technique
CHAPTER 42 GLUED INTRASCLERAL HAPTIC FIXATION IOL MY TECHNIQUE George H. H. Beiko, BM, BCh (Oxon), FRCSC Stable intraocular lens (IOL) placement can be a challenge in cases of postsurgical…
IOL Selection for Sulcus Fixation
CHAPTER 17 IOL SELECTION FOR SULCUS FIXATION Liliana Werner, MD, PhD and Nick Mamalis, MD Several studies have described the advantages of implantation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PCIOLs) in…
Complications of Iris-Sutured IOLs
CHAPTER 29 COMPLICATIONS OF IRIS-SUTURED IOLS Brandon D. Ayres, MD For as long as there has been cataract surgery, there have been complications of cataract surgery. As early as 1976,…
Siepser Sliding Slip Knot
CHAPTER 67 SIEPSER SLIDING SLIP KNOT Steven B. Siepser, MD, FACS Historical Perspective In 1874, the genetic transmission of iris defects was described by Herbert Page.1 The first description…
