OCT 01, 2014
Phaco Masters: Fernando Trindade
By Fernando C. Trindade, MD, PhD
Video Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Cataract/Anterior Segment
Dr. Fernando Trindade was a key figure in bringing phaco to Latin America. He originated outpatient cataract surgery when he opened his ambulatory surgical center in 1983. He is a former president of the Brazilian Society of Cataract and Intraocular Implants and twice has won the ASCRS grand prize for film production. In this video he performs a routine 2.2-mm single-incision cataract surgery.