Management of Phaco Complications
Newer Techniques

Cataracts are a very common condition whereby the lens of the eye becomes cloudy causing blurred vision. Over time, a cataract can get worse, eventually leading to blindness if untreated. Cataracts are the most common cause of blindness worldwide. Phacoemulsification surgery is the most widely used method for cataract management. 

This book presents ophthalmic surgeons and trainees with the latest techniques in the management of complications in cataract surgery.

Each technique is illustrated with high quality clinical photographs, a detailed description covering the whole procedure, from basic principles to minute surgical details, and extensive references. Two DVD ROMs demonstrate the various techniques.

Key points

• Presents latest techniques in management of complications in phaco surgery
• Highly illustrated with clinical photographs
• Includes two DVD ROMs demonstrating surgical techniques
• Extensive references for further reading

Section I: Interventions in Posterior Capsular Rupture

• Gas Forced Infusion: Controlling the Surge
• Posterior Capsular Rupture
• Pars Plicata Anterior Vitrectomy: A Redefined Approach
• Sleeveless Phacotip Assisted Levitation of Dropped Nucleus
• Sleeveless Extrusion Cannula for Levitation of Dropped Intraocular Lens

Section II: Glued Intraocular Lens and Intraocular Lens Scaffold

• Glued Intrascleral Haptic Fixation of Intraocular Lens (Glued IOL)
• Handshake Technique for Glued IOL
• Modifications in the Glued Intraocular Lens Technique
• Intraocular Lens Scaffold
• Glued Intraocular Lens Scaffold

Section III: Miscellaneous

• Intraocular Lens Scaffold for Intraocular Lens Exchange
• Pre-Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty
• Negative Dysphotopsia

DVD Contents

DVD 1

• Descemet's detachment
• Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) with gluedintraocular lens (IOL)
• Dropped nucleus
• Glued intraocular lens (IOL) scaffolding
• Handshake technique for glued intraocular lens (IOL)

DVD 2

• Lessons learned: Complications of glued intraocular lens (IOL)
• Longest day 1
• Pre-Descemet’s endothelial keratoplasty (PDEK) with glued intraocular lens (IOL)
• Intraocular lens (IOL) scaffold technique
• Longest day 2
• Three times haptic breaking to glued intraocular lens (IOL) with two months postoperative

Amar Agarwal MS FRCS FRCOphth
Chairman and Managing Director, Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Priya Narang MS
Medical Director, Narang Eye Care and Laser Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India