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he phrase “8-mm capsulotomy” is only a general description. The description means that we create a capsulotomy much larger than a standard 5.5-mm capsulotomy (Fig. 20.1). The precise size of…

efractory corneal ulcers can sometimes take months to heal. In such cases, corneal transplantation shorten the course of the disease. However, keratoplasty is not possible in some situations, because of…

ermoids are solid congenital tumors consisting of mesoblastic tissue covered by ectoderm and invaded by ectodermal derivatives. Dermoids may be small and superficial or large and likely deeper within the…

n traditional cyclodialysis, an incision is made in the sclera some distance from the limbus to reach the suprachoroidal space. Through this scleral slit, an instrument introduced into the suprachoroidal…

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…