43 Management of Astigmatism with Peripheral Corneal Relaxing Incisions and Toric Intraocular Lenses Jonathan B. Rubenstein The goal of modern cataract surgery has been evolving over the past few years aided…
1 Complications of Ophthalmic Anesthesia Kenneth J. Rosenthal Complications of regional and topical anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery have become increasingly rare, which can be attributed to our improved understanding of anatomy…
23 Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome Steven H. Dewey Board certification may be a nuisance, but some of the board questions surprisingly pop up in your everyday practice. Take this question, which…
14 Cortically Mature Lens: White Cataract Brock K. Bakewell Cataract surgery performed for a cortically mature lens can be challenging even in the hands of an experienced surgeon. Therefore, having an…
42 Pathology of Complicated Phacoemulsification Liliana Werner The Intermountain Ocular Research Center at the John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT), codirected by Nick Mamalis and…
28 Corneoscleral Pocket (Hoffman Pocket) Richard S. Hoffman, Annette Chang Sims, and I. Howard Fine Scleral fixation of intraocular lenses, adjunctive capsular support devices, and intraocular tissues has traditionally been accomplished…
40 Angle-Supported Intraocular Lenses Manus C. Kraff On November 29, 1949, Sir Harold Ridley implanted the first intraocular lens (IOL) in London, England. In the following years, the first early adapting…
26 Capsular Tension Devices Charles H. Weber and Robert J. Cionni The success of cataract surgery may be uncertain when it is threatened by the presence of zonular weakness, which increases…
16 Posterior Polar Cataract Abhay R. Vasavada and Vaishali Vasavada Posterior polar cataracts (PPCs) are a challenge for every cataract surgeon due to their propensity for posterior capsule dehiscence and weakness….
36 Ultrasound-Induced Thermal Incision Contracture Randall J. Olson An incision burn is a complication that is infrequent but can be devastating. I have seen video examples of severe wound burns that…
