DEC 19, 2023
Top 5 Pearls for Rock-Hard Lenses
Cataract Spotlight/AAO 2023
Cataract/Anterior Segment, Complications, Mature Cataract
In this presentation, Dr. Ahmed Assaf discusses his top 5 surgical pearls for patients with rock-hard lenses:
- dispersive ophthalmic viscosurgical device: soft-shell technique
- capsulorrhexis: ≤5 mm (optic capture, if necessary)
- mechanical disassembly: vertical chopper, miLOOP (Zeiss)
- machine settings: active fluidics, power modulation
- be prepared: hooks, vitrectomy, 3-piece intraocular lens
This video is part of
Cataract Spotlight 2023.