Top 5 cataract surgery videos

Cataract surgery continues to evolve with the introduction of new technologies and surgical techniques. Toric and accommodating IOLs, the glued IOL procedure and femtosecond laser surgery have taken the spotlight in recent Ocular Surgery News videos.

Here are the editors' top five cataract surgery videos recently published on Healio.com:

1. Glued IOL live surgery from IIRSI in Chennai

In this video, Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, performs a glued IOL procedure during the live surgery event at the Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society meeting in Chennai, India, on July 5, 2014. Watch the video.

2. IOL exchange after IOL falls into vitreous

From the video symposium at Kiawah Eye 2014: My worst and/or most instructive cataract/refractive case of the year, Uday Devgan, MD, discusses a case in which a single-piece IOL falls into the posterior chamber and shows the steps he took to remove and replace the IOL. Watch the video.

3. Traumatic cataract case requires complex approach

From the same symposium, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, shows a very complex surgery of a traumatic cataract with a scleral perforation. Watch the video.

4. Sudden intraoperative pressure spike during routine cataract surgery

In this video from Kiawah Eye 2014, Bradley C. Black, MD, discusses a case in which there is a sudden rise in posterior pressure during cataract surgery. Watch the video.

5. Surgeon shares ‘jump and pump’ femto phaco technique

Keith A. Walter, MD, discusses what he calls a “jump and pump” technique. Watch the video.