Surgery: Secondary Sulcus Fixated IOL Implantation

This video demonstrates a secondary IOl implantation in an 8-year-old girl who presented with aphakia. The membrane was removed and an IOL was implanted in the sulcus. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Mandalay, Myanmar Surgeon: Dr. Ramesh Kekunnaya, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India Transcript This patient is an 8-year-old girl. … Read more

Surgery: Phacoemulsification in Dense Cataract

This video demonstrates a phacoemulsification surgery using stop and chop technique for nucleus removal. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Accra, Ghana Surgeon: Dr. Roberto Pineda, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA Transcript DR PINEDA: I think we’re going to try to do a stop and chop technique for this patient. So we’ll start … Read more

Surgery: Phacoemulsification in Posterior Subcapsular Cataract

This video demonstrates a phacoemulsification surgery in a 54-year-old male who presented with posterior subcapsular cataract. After the capsulorhexis, a prechop was done and the nucleus was removed using a divide and conquer technique. An IOL was implanted in the bag and the wounds were hydrated. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Accra, … Read more

Surgery: Phacoemulsification in a Subcapsular Cataract

This video demonstrates a phacoemulsification surgery in a cortical and subcapsular cataract using prechop technique to divide the nucleus. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Accra, Ghana Surgeon: Dr. Ernesto Otero, Clinica Barraquer, Colombia   Transcript Cortical cataract with a subcapsular dense cataract. Her nucleus is N2, so it’s not a very dense … Read more

Surgery: Phacoemulsification in Cortical Cataract

This video demonstrates a phacoemulsification surgery in a cortical cataract using prechop technique to divide the nucleus. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Accra, Ghana Surgeon: Dr. Ernesto Otero, Clinica Barraquer, Colombia Transcript A cortical and mostly subcapsular cataract. We see how the correction is opaque, coming to the center. And back with … Read more

Surgery: Phacoemulsification in Posterior Subcapsular Cataract

This video demonstrates a routine phacoemulsification surgery in a soft cataract. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Mandalay, Myanmar Surgeon: Dr. Charith Fonseka, Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka Transcript We have this gentleman for phacoemulsification, as you can see. There’s a little bit of cortical opacity anteriorly there. With a little fibrosis in … Read more

Surgery: Congenital Total Cataract

This video demonstrates a congenital cataract surgery in a 4-year-old boy who presented with total cataract and a slightly swollen lens. After initial bimanual aspiration of cortex, the lens nucleus was more dense than expected and phacoemulsification was performed to remove the remaining lens matter. A manual tear primary posterior capsulotomy was performed and an IOL was inserted … Read more

Surgery: Rubella Cataract

This video demonstrates lens aspiration, primary posterior capsulotomy, anterior vitrectomy and an IOL insertion in a 8-year-old girl with Rubella Syndrome. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Mandalay, Myanmar Surgeon: Dr. Ramesh Kekunnaya, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India   Transcript 8-year-old girl. She had cataract surgery in the left eye. Possibly … Read more

Surgery: Developmental Cataract

This video demonstrates lens aspiration, primary posterior capsulotomy, anterior vitrectomy and an IOL insertion in a 4-year-old girl who presented with developmental cataract in both eyes. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Mandalay, Myanmar Surgeon: Dr. Ramesh Kekunnaya, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India Transcript She’s 4 years old, and she has … Read more