VA Wet Lab Session 1: Folding Intraocular Lenses (IOL)

Objectives:

Fold 7 single piece acrylic (SPA) IOLs in the wet lab using Monarch injector.
Fold 5 three-piece IOL in the wet lab using the Monarch injector.
Inject 1 SPA lens into a Kitaro eye.
Describe the "time-out" procedure performed in the OR prior to cataract surgery.
Explain how to use the operating room microscope, including the foot pedal.
Describe how to use the phacoemulsification foot petal.
Describe the advantages/disadvantages of the SPA vs. 3 Piece IOL.
Know the answers to these questions:
- Which Monarch cartridge is used for a SN60WF SPA IOL? For a MA50 three piece acrylic IOL? What are the sizes of the Monarch A-D cartridges?
- How do you know if an IOL is upside down?
Describe all of the information on an IOL calculation sheet
Describe all of the steps of cataract surgery
Practice performing a Yag capsulotomy

Access to the wet lab. Please see Privett video introduction
Henderson BA. Essentials of Cataract Surgery, second edition. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc., 2014. (WW 260 E78 2014). isbn 978-1-61711-0672
- Chapter 16, Intraocular Lens Calculations, Pages 156-166
- Chapter 17, Intraocular Lens Design, Material, and Delivery, Pages 167-182
Oetting TA, ed. Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery, 2nd ed. San Francisco, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2011. (WW 39 B311 2011)
- Chapter 4, Pages 29-56
iPod video on IOL insertion and centration or on greenhorns blog

last updated: 05/18/2015