Cataract surgery in a patient with previous trabeculectomy is considered to have an adverse effect on the long-term survival of the filtering bleb. 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has been used in patients with ...

Viscoelastics, also referred to as ophthalmic viscosurgical devices, or OVDs, are viscous substances that allow us to make phacoemulsification easier and safer. Once the first incision is made into ...

A new computer-based simulation tool allows users to safely practice phacoemulsification cataract surgery in real scenarios, according to a news release. The Mass. Eye and Ear Cataract Master was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Some patients cannot lie flat and need to be operated on in an upright position. A surgeon at the ESCRS winter ...

The study protocol approved by local ethical committee (Medical University in Lublin) adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The retrospective study included 122 eyes of patients ...

July 16, 2012 — After adoption of phacoemulsification as the procedure of choice to repair cataracts, the risk for retinal detachment (RD) dropped significantly between 1989 and 2001, according to a ...