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Proliferation of New Patient Forms
Tal Raviv, MD There has been a slow proliferation of paperwork that we insist our new patients fill out and sign as part of their new patient registration with our…
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Phacotechnology and Incision Size
In the second episode of Eyetube Journal Club, Tal Raviv, MD, describes his study evaluating the new Micro-Implantation Suite of the AMO Whitestar Device.
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Posterior Capsular Defect After Vitrectomy
CASE PRESENTATION A 66-year-old man is referred to you by a retina colleague in the community. The surgeon explains that, during a macular hole procedure, visibility was lost and the…
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The Intumescent Lens
Tal Raviv MD, FACS, presents two cases of white cataracts in which radialization of the capsule tear occurs. Here he presents techniques for avoiding radialization and how to rescue the…
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Posterior Corneal Astigmatism
Tal Raviv, MD Toric IOLs are the stars of the US premium IOL market, with their market penetration and rate of growth surpassing presbyopia-correcting IOLs. However, we’ve all had cases…
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LRIs vs TORIC IOLs
Tal Raviv, MD For more than a decade, cataract surgeons have been using corneal relaxing incisions and toric IOLs as the primary methods of astigmatic management during cataract surgery. Recently,…
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Improving Efficiency With Advances in Phacoemulsification Technology
Improvements in Fluidics Steinert: What technological changes in the past 5 years have improved the safety of phaco fluidics in the average case? Miller: With smaller incisions and tubing compliance changes, chambers…
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Visually Significant Traumatic Cataract
PRIYA NARANG, MS, AND AMAR AGARWAL, MS, FRCS, FRCOPHTH Figure 1 shows traumatic subluxation of the lens with 7 clock hours of zonular loss. The clinical picture is suggestive of…
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Small Gauge, high-cut advancements available for anterior vitrectomy
Upgrades in phaco platforms help cataract and anterior segment surgeons who perform vitrectomy. Vitreous management, with the required tools and surgical skill set, should be an integral part of every…
