Iris Defects and Complications
32 Iris Defects and Complications Kenneth J. Rosenthal Iris defects in the context of cataract surgery may either be preexisting or occur iatrogenically during the surgical procedure. The careful and appropriate…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Scleral and Iris Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses and Intraocular Knot-Tying Techniques
27 Scleral and Iris Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses and Intraocular Knot-Tying Techniques Gregory S.H. Ogawa Scleral Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses The origins of transscleral sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses…
Pars Plana Anterior Vitrectomy
20 Pars Plana Anterior Vitrectomy Lisa Brothers Arbisser Every cataract surgeon encounters unplanned vitreous loss. Eyes respond differently, and surgeons are not automatons. Ideally, we would not lose vitreous the same…
Understanding the Phaco Machine
37 Understanding the Phaco Machine Barry S. Seibel and William J. Fishkind Modern phaco machine technology upgrades the phaco handpiece to the role of our most diverse and elegant handheld instrument….
Phaco-Chop Procedure: Management and Complications
11 Phaco-Chop Procedure: Management and Complications Brian A. Hunter The age- and sex-adjusted rates of cataract surgery between 1980 and 2011 have increased fivefold, to over 1,200 cases per 100,000 people.1…
Intraocular Lens Implantation
39 Intraocular Lens Implantation Harry B. Grabow and William J. Fishkind Intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, whether phakic or aphakic, entails complications that can occur before, during, or long after implantation. They…
Using Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices to Manage Problems in Cataract Surgery
33 Using Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices to Manage Problems in Cataract Surgery Steve A. Arshinoff and Thomas A. Berk The developments and innovations that have occurred in the world of viscosurgery over…
Residual Astigmatism with Toric Intraocular Lenses
51 Residual Astigmatism with Toric Intraocular Lenses David R. Hardten, Brent A. Kramer, and John P. Berdahl A toric intraocular lens (IOL) during cataract surgery results in near emmetropia in the…
Microincision Phaco Surgery
54 Microincision Phaco Surgery Louis D. “Skip” Nichamin This chapter discusses routine microincision phaco surgery, which is the technique I currently perform. The discussion focuses on subtle points of the procedure…
The Cow-Hitch Suture Technique
30 The Cow-Hitch Suture Technique Fernando González del Valle, Agustín Núñez Sánchez, Javier Celis Sánchez, Álvaro Fidalgo Broncano, Marcelino Álvarez Portela, Isabel Alonso Martínez, María José Domínguez Fernández, Francisco Javier Lara…
