Articles

• Treating Corneal Pellucid Marginal Degeneration

  Management of this rare condition requires substantial experience. Consult a corneal specialist to ensure the best visual outcome.

  By Lee T. Nordan, MD

• Flying Cannula: An Intracameral Missile

  By Julie Tsai, MD; Bonnie Henderson, MD; Ramesh Kode, MD; and Robert H. Osher, MD

• The OcularMD IOL Calculator

  A new online system enables keratorefractive surgeons to compute proper IOL powers for patients.

  By Dennis H. Goldsberry, MD, and Parag A. Majmudar, MD

• Correcting Capsular Contraction After Crystalens Implantation

  To address refractive error with capsulotomy, I use the Ellex Ultra Q.

  By Harvey L. Carter, MD

• Post-LASIK Dry Eye and Macrostriae

  By Alan R. Faulkner, MD; Stephen F. Brint, MD; G. Brock Magruder, Jr, MD; and Paul H. Hughes, MD

• The History of the Capsulorhexis Technique

  The technique evolved primarily to make lens removal safer, but it also provided many benefits for the IOL's placement and stability.

  By Howard V. Gimbel, MD

• Why Did We Abandon the Can-Opener Capsulotomy?

  An explanation regarding why surgeons transitioned from this technique to the continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis.

  By David J. Apple, MD

• Teaching the Capsulorhexis Technique

  When using the program outlined in this article, most residents can develop the skills necessary to perform capsulorhexes with a low incidence of complications.

  By Thomas A. Oetting, MS, MD

• Creating the Capsulorhexis Through Microincisions

  Our technique offers enhanced intraoperative control and increased flexibility.

  By Mark Packer, MD; I. Howard Fine, MD; and Richard S. Hoffman, MD

• Pearls for Sizing the Capsulorhexis

  Surgeons share their own techniques.

  By David F. Chang, MD; Steven Dewey, MD; Richard Tipperman, MD; and R. Bruce Wallace III, MD

• Tips for Capsular Staining

  Using VisionBlue improves the safety of cataract surgery and aids in achieving the perfect capsulorhexis.

  By Minas Coroneo, MD, MS, MSc, FRACS, FRANZCO

• How to Avoid an Errant Tear

  It is imperative to proceed carefully during the CCC to avoid this complication.

  By Rosa Braga-Mele MEd, MD, FRCSC

• Retrieval Maneuver for CCC Tear-Out

  This technique is simple and effective for rescuing a rhexis tear-out.

  By Brian Little, MD

• Mastering the Complicated Capsulorhexis

  With meticulous attention to technique, sugeons can overcome most problems, even in the most challenging situations.

  By Michael E. Snyder, MD

• Strategies for Managing the Difficult Capsulorhexis

  Understanding the problem is the key to avoiding complications.

  By David F. Chang, MD

• Anterior Capsular Contraction Syndrome

  Understanding the etiology of this syndrome will help identify high-risk groups of patients, and several surgical strategies can reduce the more severe consequences of this problem.

  By Priscilla Arnold, MD

• Single Radial Tear in the Rhexis

  Experts discuss their surgical options for the management of this complication.

  By Lisa Arbisser, MD; David F. Chang, MD; Uday Devgan, MD; and Bonnie Henderson, MD

• The Pros and Cons of the Fugo Plasma Blade

  Although this device is expensive, it can cut a capsulorhexis with ease in a fibrotic capsule.

  By Luther L. Fry, MD

• Does the Capsulorhexis Affect Refractive Outcomes?

  Ensuring proper placement and accounting for capsular contraction makes a difference in patients' postoperative vision.

  By Warren E. Hill, MD

• Elevating Service to Experience

  What surgeons can learn from a bunch of Geeks.

  By Shareef Mahdavi

• 5 Questions with Karl G. Stonecipher, MD

  By Dr. Stonecipher offers advice for building a happy staff and dealing with surgical complications.

• Innovations

• Rebuild It and They Will Come

  By David F. Chang, MD, Chief Medical Editor