Many decades ago when phacoemulsification was first presented to the world by Charles Kelman MD, no viscoelastic was used during … More
Tag: viscoelastic
1231: the many uses of viscoelastic
Viscoelastics (also called OVDs: ophthalmic visco-surgical devices) are critically important to successful cataract surgery. We can use them in many … More
1074: Angle sweep at the end of phaco
While we need viscoelastic to perform a safe cataract surgery, we do not typically want to leave this OVD inside … More