In this video, we have a tag team commentary with Prof. Pradeep Prasad, host of our sister channel RetinaRounds.com, and … More
Tag: vitrectomy
2485: vitreous prolapse after YAG laser
Every surgery has some element of risk, no matter how small or easy the procedure happens to be. We will … More
2483: Quiz: Why the recurrent bleeding?
This patient had cataract surgery 6 years ago and has suffered from recurrent vitreous hemorrhage and uveitis ever since. Looking … More
2475: MSICS with Pars Plana Vitrectomy
Our guest surgeon does a great combination case of removing a dense cataract with MSICS (manual shelved-incision cataract surgery) and … More
2469: cataract after intra-vitreal injection
With tens of millions of intra-vitreal injections being performed worldwide, a seemingly rare complication like capsule rupture happens to many … More
2468: the prior vitrectomy hit the capsule
This patient had 4 prior pars plana vitrectomies: the first was to treat a retinal detachment, then the patient re-detached … More
2355: transconjunctival IOL fixation
Our guest surgeon uses 8-0 Gore-Tex suture to fixate an IOL with eyelets to the sclera using a transconjunctival approach … More
2335: ruptured globe needle penetration
This patient sustained an ocular injury where a needle / wire penetrated the central cornea and the crystalline lens. This … More
2314: extrusion cannula assisted levitation
This patient had complications during cataract surgery which resulted in a ruptured posterior capsule, retained lens fragments, and the IOL … More
2276: Yamane pearls from a retina surgeon
The Yamane technique of scleral fixation of an IOL has become popular over the past few years. It can work … More
2271: what to do when the nucleus drops
It is a complication that happens to 100% of cataract surgeons: a ruptured posterior capsule allows the lens nucleus (or … More
2125: lens punctured during vitrectomy
This patient recently had a pars plana vitrectomy and there was an iatrogenic complication when the vitrector inadvertently punctured the … More
2124: IOL exchange and pars plana vitrectomy
This patient complains of “multifocal misery” as well as extensive floaters which can further degrade the image quality. An IOL … More
1874: challenging rescue of a dislocated IOL
In this case, the IOL is falling back into the vitreous cavity and it is certainly entangled with the vitreous. … More
1775: the IOL is sitting on the macula
This patient suffered late dislocation of the IOL+capsular bag complex and it fell into the vitreous cavity and it now … More
1767: an amazing rescue of a tough case
Our guest surgeon, Dr Steve Safran has become an expert in complex re-operations and anterior segment reconstruction, with countless cases … More
1689: phaco & pars plana vitrectomy
This patient has a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment as well as a visually significant cataract. Our guest surgeon is experienced with … More
1484: phaco before vitrectomy surgery
This patient has visually significant cataracts in both eyes and a full-thickness macular hole in one eye. I have already … More
1361: dislocated microspherophakia
While microspherophakia is a relatively rare condition, we have featured it here previously including a resident case. This case is … More
1121: how it started… how it’s going…
There is so much to be learned from this case. The patient has advanced diabetic retinopathy and a significant cataract. … More
Pars plana anterior vitrectomy
The only ophthalmologists who have zero surgical complications are those who don’t operate and those who are not fully truthful. … More