Surgical Technique

LAS VEGAS — Light intensity was significantly decreased for patients undergoing cataract surgery with a 3D visualization platform compared with a standard operating microscope, according to a study presented here.

There are several ways to maximize your surgical training during residency.

On a daily basis, surgeons are faced with different options for wound closure. Traditionally, surgical incision closure involved sutures or metal staples.

Pinhole pupilloplasty has helped change many lives. The idea of small-aperture optics is not only simple but advantageous in cases of high astigmatism.

In this column, Dr. Radcliffe describes his ab externo technique for implanting the Xen gel stent, thus eliminating the need for the prism and for changing the microscope and patient’s head positions. However, continued long-term studies can help further establish the safety and efficacy of this procedure.

Bone voids, or bone marrow lesions, and other bone defects of the skeletal system are typically non-traumatic, slow-healing injuries that occur below the surface of the bone on weight-bearing joints.

A 68-year-old amateur weightlifter presented with a history of chronic left shoulder pain. He said the pain was constant, worsened over time and with activity, occurred at night and was associated with popping, clicking and weakness.

Since its approval in 2016, corneal cross-linking has been gradually gaining popularity in the U.S. Reimbursement issues have been largely overcome, and the procedure is now covered by most insurance companies.

The advent of Kelman phacoemulsification transformed cataract surgery by decreasing the incision size, increasing safety and improving efficiency.

We know from basic science that oxygen plays an important role in the cross-linking reaction.