RECENT ADVANCES IN MANAGMENT OF CATARACT SURGERY COMPLICATIONS

Advances in cataract surgery.

Cataract surgery is a technique described since recorded history, yet it has greatly evolved only in the latter half of the past century. The development of the intraocular lens and phacoemulsification as a technique for cataract removal could be considered as the two most significant strides that have been made in this surgical field. This review takes a comprehensive look at all aspects of ca...

Cataract Surgery Complications Management

AUGUST 2007 I CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY I 29 RICHARD E . BR AUNSTEIN , MD This patient has a presentation consistent with postoperative P. acnes endophthalmitis. Caused by P. acnes, a gram-positive anaerobic bacillus, this condition presents as a white intracapsular plaque in the setting of decreased vision, conjunctival injection, intraocular inflammation with or without hypopyon, an...

Cataract Surgery Complications

BACKGROUND Intraoperative lidocaine is widely used in controlling discomfort during cataract surgery. However, recent studies have confirmed the toxic effect of lidocaine on ganglion cells. Ropivacaine is an anesthetic recently introduced in clinical practice that couples a long anesthetic effect with a mild vasoconstrictive action. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was an in vitro evaluation o...

Major Advances in Cataract Surgery

Recent advances in the treatment of cataract

An important advance in the treatment of cataract has been made with the introduction of bifocal intraocular lens implants. Because these new devices can restore clear vision for distance as well as near without the need for additional spectacles, patients may have their vision improved to a level many would not have enjoyed since they were young adults. This breakthrough has been achieved with...