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Listen Now: Options for Secondary IOLs

Drs. Brenton Finklea and Fasika Woreta talk about the benefits and risks of scleral-fixated and scleral-sutured IOLs.

Phakic Explantation with Cataract Surgery

Dr. Matthias Gerl demonstrates explantation of an Acrysof angle-supported anterior chamber phakic IOL.

Patient Satisfaction with Monofocal IC-8 IOL

Improved visual acuity and high patient satisfaction are reported after phacoemulsification cataract surgery with an IC-8 IOL placed in one eye.

Yamane Technique and Pupilloplasty for Iris Damage

Drs. Maria del Pilar Lucena and Fernando Garcia demonstrate the Yamane technique for secondary implantation of an IOL and then a pupilloplasty in a patient with a badly damaged iris.
Cataract/Anterior Segment News

Dec 01, 2022 Myopic Surprises and Other Misdirections One week after uneventful cataract surgery, the patient told us that her distance vision was persistently blurry. Eyenet Article

Capsular Tension Rings: When to Use Them, When to Refer Eyenet Article

Week in review: MicroShunt use in kids, global cataract burden, verteporfin and COVID-19 Clinical News

Options for Secondary IOLs: Scleral-Fixated and Scleral-Sutured Lenses Podcast
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May 06, 2022 Rates of post-surgical endophthalmitis have decreased and may go even lower This study was conducted to determine the incidence of endophthalmitis in the United States and the risk factors in developing endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. Ophthalmology, March 2022

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Anterior Chamber Phakic Explantation with Cataract Surgery

Manual Removal of IOL Deposits with FINESSE Flex Loop

Implantation First in Subluxated Lenses

Capsulorrhexis "Triangle Rip" Technique

Tips for Combining Phaco and IOL Implantation with DMEK

Yamane Technique and Pupilloplasty for Iris Damage

Cataract Surgery with Zonular Instability

Single-Piece Lens with Capsular Tension Ring Scleral Fixation

Complex IOL Exchange

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Editorial Board: Cataract/Anterior Segment

Editor-in-Chief, the ONE Network
Purnima S. Patel, MD

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, the ONE Network
Sunir Garg, MD, FACS

Senior Editor, Cataract/Anterior Segment
Elizabeth Yeu, MD

Committee Members
Ashley Brissette, MD
Cathleen McCabe, MD
J. Morgan Micheletti, MD
Michael Patterson, DO
Leela Raju, MD
Naveen Rao, MD
Zachary Zavodni, MD

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MAR 29

AAPOS Annual Meeting New York, NY
49th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), March 29-April 2, 2023 at the Marriott Marquis New York in New York, NY.
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APR 23

ARVO 2023 Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA
The 2023 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), will take place April 23-27, 2023 in New Orleans, LA
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APR 26

AOCOO-HNS Annual Clinical Assembly San Diego, CA
The 2023 Annual Clinical Assembly of the American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (AOCOO-HNS) will be held April 26-29, 2023 in San Diego, CA.
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