Figure 71-1. Yamane Double-Needle Stabilizer (G-31496 for 30-gauge needles/G-31497 for 27-gauge needles). (Reprinted with permission from Geuder AG.) Figure 71-2. Details of the needle stabilizer. (Reprinted with permission from Geuder…
CHAPTER 64 ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY PEARLS D. Brian Kim, MD Advanced intraocular lens (IOL) fixation is predicated on several important steps, one of which is anterior vitrectomy. Anterior segment surgeons have…
CHAPTER 16 IOL PLACEMENT FOLLOWING ANTERIOR OR POSTERIOR CAPSULE TEARS David F. Chang, MD Cataract surgeons must always be prepared to manage unexpected anterior or posterior capsule tears. In addition…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
