Anterior Chamber IOL Complications and Management
CHAPTER 55 ANTERIOR CHAMBER IOL COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT Marjan Farid, MD and Allison R. Jarstad, DO The anterior chamber intraocular lens (ACIOL) implant was introduced in 1952 as the original…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Yamane Double-Needle Stabilizer
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…
Anterior Vitrectomy Pearls
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…
IOL Placement Following Anterior or Posterior Capsule Tears
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…
Corneoscleral Pocket Technique
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…
Phaco Strategies With Zonulopathy
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…
Techniques for Sulcus Fixation of Single-Piece Acrylate IOLs
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…
New Guide Needles for Yamane Intrascleral Haptic Fixation Technique
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…
New Techniques for Gore-Tex Suture Fixation of IOLs
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…
No-Tilt, Four-Point Transscleral Fixation of PMMA Posterior Chamber IOLs
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…
