How Incorporating a Low-Energy Laser Can Be Beneficial BY JODHBIR S.MEHTA, BS c (HONS), MBBS, PhD, FRCO phth , FRCS(Ed), FAMS Laser cataract surgery has been a viable alternative to conventional cataract surgery for more than a decade now. Inflammation management remains important independent of the surgery type: Not only does it influence corneal edema and central macular thickness, but today’s patients have high expectations for their visual recovery and for reduced pain postoperatively, so that they may return to their everyday activities as soon as possible after cataract surgery. With a handful of femtosecond laserplatforms and one nanosecond platform available today to assist in a multitude of steps in…

Hekimler, Keratokonus’erken ortaya çıkmasıyla ilişkili olan fokal pakimetri değişimini nasıl tespit edebilir! Early signs of corneal asymmetries are often visible on the posterior surface first – and that’s why the reliable measurement of both anterior and posterior surfaces is vitally impor tant. GALILEI, a diagnostic device from Ziemer, is able to make all the measurements required for cataract and refractive surgery planning in a single session, making it a truly complete solution for ophthalmic surgeons. Placido topography, Dual-Scheimpflug tomography, and optical biometry, with all measurements aligned to first Purkinje reflex, are combined within the GALILEI device to assist surgeons in reliably measuring the anterior and posterior surfaces, as well as…

The versatility of the Femto LDV Z8 to perform both corneal and cataract surgeries improves workflow and eases surgical logistics. BY OZANA MORARU, MD As anyone who performs cataract and corneal refractive surgeries knows, it is crucial today to have a plethora of procedures and technologies available to patients. This is because there is not one single procedure that fits the needs of every patient. The benefit to offering a variety of corrective procedures, from refractive cataract surgery, to refractive lens exchange, to LASIK, to corneal transplantation, is that you can appeal to a larger patientbase. The drawback, however, can be that your practice requires a lot of different instrumentation…

Low energy and small spot size contribute to this laser’s ability to support a DALK software module. BY JODHBIR S. MEHTA, BS c (HONS), P h D, MBBS, FRCO phth , FRCS(E d ), FAMS There has been a plethora of advances in the field of keratoplasty over the past 15 years, taking us from an era dominated by full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty to the era of lamellar keratoplasty—a technique that minimizes replacement of the recipient cornea by selectively replacing only diseased corneal stroma. One such technique is warranted in eyes in which the corne- al disease does not involve the endothelium, as it minimizes unnecessary replacement of the healthy endothelial…