How to Make Cataract Surgery Incisions

Lloyd Williams - Paracentesis Incision

Injecting Lidocaine and Viscoelastic

Capsulorhexis

Hydrodissection with or without hydrodilineation

Nuclear Disassembly

Phacoemulsification

Cortical Cleanup

IOL Insertion

Wound Sealing

Robin Vann - Paracentesis Incision

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Outline For Course

Before Surgery

Healthy, Efficient Body and Hand Positions
Instrument Handling
Counseling Patients
Pre-Operative Examination
Intraocular Lenses
Anesthesia
Patient Positioning
Prepping and Draping

During Cataract Surgery

1: Incision:

2: Injection Lidocaine and Viscoelastic

3: Capsulorhexis

4: Hydrodissection and Hydrodilineation

5: Nuclear Dissassembly

6: Phacoemulsification

7: Cortical Cleanup

8: IOL Insertion

9: Wound Closure

Post Surgery

Routine Post-Operative Care
Post-Operative Complications
The Unhappy Patient Post-Operative
IOL Exchange
Secondary IOLs
The Aphakic Patient
Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery