F46 Why I Never Returned to  Coaxial Cataract Surgery: Confessions of a Biaxial Surgeon

Friday, April 25, 2014
Arturo Pérez-Arteaga, MD, Centro Oftalmologico Tlalnepantla, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Video shows the surgical features that changed my personal surgical practice, 10 years ago, when I started to perform biaxial techniques. Advantages of biaxial over coaxial in each and every step are presented, including  incisions, capsulorhexis, hydrosurgery, prechop, chamber stability, followability, positive intraocular pressure, instrumentation, phaco settings, epinuclear removal, IOL management, posterior capsule rupture, vitreous prolapse, and OVD extraction.

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