Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to challenging cases. 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.
Having varying degrees of zonulopathy can make a case more challenging. Two surgeons discussed what they look for to determine if a patient has some form of zonulopathy, the best lenses and tools to use in these cases, and other important approaches to proceeding with surgery.
Patients with disabilities can experience unique challenges when in need of cataract surgery, but some ophthalmologists say the challenge for these patients begins before they ever sit in an exam chair. This vulnerable patient population can face ethical, logistical, and systemic barriers to care.
In this YES Connect column, two surgeons described their techniques for how and when to successfully fixate a secondary lens when the capsule is either not present or not secure enough for traditional IOL implantation.
More than 2 years after being blinded in a “freak fireworks accident,” European football player Omar Elabdellaoui received a vision-restoring corneal transplant performed by Edward Holland, MD.
ASCRS Grand Rounds, a CME opportunity for ASCRS members, is hosted in partnership with major academic institutions, featuring two challenging cases with panel discussions. Here’s a recap of cases featured in the October–December 2021 editions of the series. Be sure to watch the full program to hear each panel’s thoughts and how the cases were ultimately handled.
➤ Spotlight on cataract complications ➤ Rock hard cataracts ➤ Dealing with halos and starbursts ➤ Handling posterior polar cataracts ➤ Non-capsular IOL fixation ➤ Advanced techniques and innovations in MSICS
➤ Controversies in cataract and refractive surgery ➤ Hot topics in ophthalmology ➤ Ophthalmic Premier League ➤ Management of retinal vasculitis
“Despite having some of the most advanced technologies available, sometimes complications happen.” EyeWorld Chief Medical Editor Eric Donnenfeld, MD, introduces the issue, which has a running theme of complicated cases.
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, joined Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles podcast hosts Nicole Fram, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, to share her “quicksand moment” with a uveitic cataract.
ASCRS Grand Rounds, a regular CME opportunity for ASCRS members, is hosted in partnership with major academic institutions, featuring two challenging cases with panel discussions. Here’s a recap of the cases featured in the September edition of the series presented by Wills Eye Hospital.