Putting It All together, Part I
Objectives
- Describe all of the steps of cataract surgery
- List the instruments used for each step
- Practice the steps of cataract surgery in an eye model (pig eyes, Kitaro, Phillips eyes, Simuleye, Eyesi etc)
Reading
- • Oetting, TA. Cataract Surgery for Greenhorns. Iowa City, IA: 2012. https://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/tutorials/greenhorns/greenhorns-handout-training-plan.pdf
- Chapter 6: Phacoemulsification- Step by Step
- Henderson BA. Essentials of Cataract Surgery, second edition. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc., 2014. (WW 260 E78 2014). isbn 978-1-61711-0672
- Chapter 11, Fluidics / Pumps, pages 107-116
(UIHC Link) - Chapter 12, Efficiency with Phaco Settings, pages 91-95
(UIHC Link)
Videos
Simulation
EQUIPMENT
Phaco Machine
Keratome
Side port
Viscoelastic, 27g cannula
Cystotome
Hydrodissection cannula
Second instrument (chopper or Drysdale)
Videos for simulation
Suggested citation format: Haugsdal J, Kitzmann A, Oetting TA. The Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Laboratory. EyeRounds.org. Updated Posting June 28, 2021. Originally Posted December 6, 2012. Available from http://www.EyeRounds.org/tutorials/Iowa-OWL-o2021/