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o avoid complications of trabeculectomy, such as hypotony, flat anterior chamber, and choroidal detachment, Fyodorov et al.1 introduced an equivalent of deep sclerectomy. Kozov et al.2 proposed a similar operation…

My colleagues and I started performing pediatric lens implantations in 1981; our first case was one of a case of traumatic cataract. Through 2009, over 11,000 pediatric cataracts have been…

itrectomy is mandatory when the vitreous presents in the anterior chamber during the course of cataract surgery. It is also done when a planned posterior capsulorrhexis is performed in pediatric…

he patient in this case presented with a huge orbital cyst that appeared at the upper lid. She also had severe hypotropia and ptosis. She was a poor man’s daughter,…

visceration is the removal of the contents of the globe while leaving the sclera and extra-ocular muscles intact. Evisceration is usually indicated in endophthalmitis that does not respond to medication…

raditionally, a manual iridectomy could be done only after making a suitable incision, inserting a forceps, holding and pulling the iris out of the incision line, and cutting it with…

oon after I entered the field of phaco-emulsification, I began hearing about the problems surgeons had managing a difficult type of cataract called “posterior polar cataract,” which consisted of typical…

ecause the tenon capsule is a reactive tissue and contributes to filtration failure as a result of the formation of scarring, tenon cysts, or both, it is logical to avoid…

n this chapter we share the experiences that drew us to harnessing plasma energy in the program that we refer to as “Fugo blade technology.” Much of what has come…

bstruction of the nasolacrimal duct results in disrupted outflow of tears, a condition commonly known as “epiphora.” Epiphora remains one of the most bothersome complications of lacrimal system obstruction and…