Browse articles on EyeWorld.org from the Cataract section. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.

A look at phaco fluidics

Understanding the basic concept of phaco fluidics is important for successful cataract surgery, particularly when differentiating among the systems available and how they can help surgeons and patients. One physician broke it down in a discussion with EyeWorld.

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What you need to know about “dead bag syndrome”

Dead bag syndrome, first described by Samuel Masket, MD, is the subject of a recent paper published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS). The study’s corresponding author, Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, described the paper as the first formal peer-reviewed study on dead bag syndrome. It examined the clinical and histopathological findings of 10 suspected cases.

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