In penetrating keratoplasty, the surgery is only the beginning! Postoperative management is critical in ensuring good results and happy patients. This webinar will focus on immediate postoperative issues like epithelialization and glaucoma as well as longer term issues like rejection and astigmatism management. Log on to hear frequent visiting faculty Dr. James Lehmann share his … Read more
This webinar will review current evidence based recommendations for the medical treatment of infectious keratitis including bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections. Lecturer: Dr. Soledad Cortina, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago, USA Transcript DR CORTINA: All right. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for having … Read more
This video demonstrates how to create and then repair a corneoscleral laceration using an SOS Advanced Strabismus eye. The life-like conjunctiva, tenons capsule and rectus muscles enable the surgeon to practice dissecting at the site of the laceration to determine its extent and then to repair the laceration by restoring the normal limbal anatomy and … Read more
This video demonstrates how a SOS Basic Corneal eye can be used to practice repairing complex corneal lacerations, demonstrating how to position sutures correctly, make the appropriate depth of pass through the cornea and create a secure knot of the correct tension. In addition to Cybersight, you can find videos featuring teaching techniques for all … Read more
This video demonstrates Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK) surgery using the Melles Technique in a 23 year old patient with Lattice corneal dystrophy. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Mandalay, Myanmar Surgeon: Dr. James Lehmann, Focal Point Vision, San Antonio, Texas, USA Transcript She has lattice dystrophy. You can see the central cornea … Read more
A 40-year-old African female comes in complaining of decreased vision in the right eye. She denies any past ocular history, including no red eye, photophobia or trauma. The left eye appears normal.
During this live surgical demonstration, Dr. Lehmann performs two Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) surgeries in patients with corneal edema from Fuchs’ Dystrophy. This demonstration covers donor selection/preparation/loading as well as the surgical steps and pearls involved in this revolutionary surgery. Surgeon/Lecturer: Dr. James Lehmann, former Orbis staff ophthalmologist (2005) and current cornea surgeon at … Read more
A 25-year-old female comes in complaining of a painful right eye and decreased vision of 1 day duration. On further questioning, the patient admits to being a contact lens user.
A 66-year-old male presents with redness and blurred vision in his right eye for several months. Past ocular history is significant for LASIK surgery in the right eye 12 years ago, after which he developed an infection, eventually requiring LASIK flap removal and prolonged treatment with antibiotics. He was left with a large scar and … Read more