Complications
10 Complications 10.1 Wound Dehiscence Wound dehiscence is one the most significant complications that can occur. The risk can be markedly reduced by paying careful attention to a number of…
Accommodating Implants: The Crystalens
Chapter 17 Accommodating Implants The Crystalens Robert J. Weinstock, MD Perhaps in the not-so-distant future we will be performing clear lens extractions on plano presbyopic patients and replacing the natural…
Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery
Chapter 12 Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery Savak “Sev” Teymoorian, MD, MBA Why would a book about refractive cataract surgery have a discussion about glaucoma procedures? The decision on when to remove…
Preoperative Testing for Refractive Cataract Surgery
Chapter 5 Preoperative Testing for Refractive Cataract Surgery Kevin Jwo, MD; William F. Wiley, MD; Ji Won Kwon, MD, PhD; and Jimmy Lee, MD The promise of premium intraocular lenses…
Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
Chapter 9 Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS THE ORIGIN OF FEMTOSECOND LASER–ASSISTED CATARACT SURGERY Femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) has recently become part of our armamentarium…
Microincisional Cataract Surgery
Chapter 11 Microincisional Cataract Surgery Mujtaba A. Qazi, MD; Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD; and Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD WHY THE PREMIUM INTRAOCULAR LENS SURGEON SHOULD TRANSITION TO MICROINCISIONAL CATARACT SURGERY…
Enhancements With Micro-Radial Keratotomy/Astigmatic Keratotomy
Chapter 21 Enhancements With Micro-Radial Keratotomy/Astigmatic Keratotomy Frank A. Bucci Jr, MD The efficient and accurate correction of residual refractive errors following the implantation of presbyopic-correcting intraocular lenses (IOL) is…
The Toric Intraocular Lens: Successful Strategies
Chapter 13 The Toric Intraocular Lens Successful Strategies Adi Abulafia, MD and Warren E. Hill, MD Experienced surgeons generally agree that the toric intraocular lens (IOL) is an excellent beginning…
Excimer Laser Enhancements After Intraocular Lens Surgery
Chapter 20 Excimer Laser Enhancements After Intraocular Lens Surgery Jay Bansal, MD and Arun C. Gulani, MD, MS New technologies and heightened expectations are forging pathways for premium cataract surgery…
