Phacoemulsification

During our recent COVID quarantine time, I had the pleasure of rewatching the famous 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera, music/lyrics/book by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe.

The accompanying cover story is a good summary of the current microinvasive, or minimally invasive, glaucoma surgery devices.

With the new phacoemulsification machines, venturi and peristaltic pumps have reached substantially comparable surgical efficiency and safety. However, the intrinsic differences between the two pumps may better suit specific techniques and surgical styles, which may matter even more when performing femtosecond laser-assisted procedures, according to two surgeons.

Researchers observed no additional risk to corneal endothelial safety beyond that of cataract surgery alone in 3-year data after iStent inject implantation.

Phacoemulsification caused a significant and persistent decrease in IOP and corneal resistance factor among both patients with type 2 diabetes and those without diabetes, whereas corneal hysteresis recovered to preoperative values among the diabetic group, according to data published in Cornea.

NEW YORK — In his presentation at OSN New York 2019, Uday Devgan, MD, explains the pros and cons of treating astigmatism with paired full-thickness phaco incisions.

SAN FRANCISCO — At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Helga F. Pizio, MD, FACS, discusses her poster presentation on energy fluid metric analysis of cloud-based data for patients undergoing phacoemulsification.

Ocular surgery, particularly phacoemulsification, is delicate, challenging and often unforgiving. The margin between a success and a complication can be narrow, and while we do our best for our patients, we cannot give an absolute guarantee as to the outcome.

Brinzolamide provided the best short-term IOP reduction after cataract surgery compared with travoprost or timolol, according to a study.

The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting was held in Paris in September. Healio.com/OSN was there covering all the top news and presentations.