CLASSIFICATION OF FEMTOSECOND CAPSULOTOMY TAGS
By Thierry Amzallag, MD, and Thierry C. Verstraeten, MD
Drs. Amzallag and Verstraeten propose a classification of tags based upon their surgical experience for capsulotomies created with the femtosecond laser.
REFRACTIVE LENTICULE EXTRACTION WITH CROSS-LINKING
By A. John Kanellopoulos, MD
Dr. Kanellopoulos demonstrates how to perform ReLEx (Carl Zeiss Meditec; not available in the United States), a minimally invasive, all-in-one laser vision correction procedure performed with the company’s VisuMax femtosecond laser platform, combined with cross-linking in a donor cornea.
CAPSULAR BAG REOPENING AND IOL IMPLANTATION IN AN APHAKIC CHILD
By Mahesh Punjabi, MD, and Sandhya Mahesh, MD
A 6-month-old infant underwent bilateral primary cataract surgery with phacoaspiration. The posterior capsular bag was left intact and adequately polished. Glasses were prescribed to rehabilitate the baby’s vision. In their video, Drs. Punjabi and Mahesh show their technique for reopening the fibrosed capsular bag, which has associated anterior capsular phimosis. Next, they implant a single-piece, foldable, hydrophobic, acrylic posterior chamber IOL in the bag.
FEMTOSECOND ARCUATE INCISIONS: FROM START TO FINISH
By Jonathan D. Solomon, MD
Dr. Solomon demonstrates how to plan arcuate incisions with the Lensar Laser System (Lensar).
