You have may have heard by now of Kamra, a 3.8 mm device that when implanted will allow the user to have great newvision and retain distance vision. 'It is an opaque disc with a tiny opening of only 1.6mm in the center along with 8400 micro-openings along the surface of the inlay to help maintain a healthy cornea. When inserted in the cornea the … [Read more...]
A combined Phacoemulsification and Descemets' Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty. Eye Surgery by a private practice ophthalmologist in Covington, Lousiana. Also, an Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Phacoemulsification: Phacoemulsification refers to modern cataract surgery in which the eye's … [Read more...]
You Tube Eye Surgery Video by Dr. Keszei: The nucleus is out, we've removed the phaco needle from the eye and it's time to relax. Easy from here on out, I'm afraid not. More capsules are broken in this part of the surgery than any other. I'll discuss safe removal of the remaining cortex and polishing of the capsular bag, all while protecting the … [Read more...]
CINCINNATI - A one-of-a-kind surgery has reached the Tri-State and University Hospital doctors are excited to do more like it. Physicians are now able to remove brain tumors through a patient's nose. University Hospital is the only hospital in the region to offer this type of procedure. 9 News spoke with one patient, Dawn Burkhardt, who chose to … [Read more...]
A patient with refractive surgery complications receives a Scleral Lens. A scleral lens is a large lens that rests on the sclera and creates a tear-filled vault over the cornea. Scleral lenses are designed to treat a variety of eye conditions, many of which do not respond to other forms of treatment. (wikipedia) … [Read more...]
This video shows the surgical reconstruction of the ocular surface after severe injury of an alkali burn to the eye. A 17 year old boy was injured from caustic soda in his right eye. He developed total stem cell deficiecny, severe scarring of the entire ocular surface, with complete obliteration of the upper and lower fornices. The surgery … [Read more...]
The Vision Councils latest study was on the 2011 Eyewear Habits of Refractive Surgery / LASIK Patients (click for full report) In June of 2011, The Vision Council's Research Department, delved into the VisionWatch database to determine how previous refractive surgery patients are using various forms of eyewear and vision correction. They also … [Read more...]
We have posted a few surgical videos in the past, mainly the different Like The Fishhook Extraction surgery. While many videos are on Vimeo or YouTube, there is a site that is dedicated just to eye videos, so you don't have to keep clicking through 1000's of YouTube's. From Eye Tube. net (Bryn Mawr Communications ) Eyetube.net is … [Read more...]
Enucleation is performed to remove large-sized eye tumors or as a result of traumatic injury when the eye cannot be preserved. In the case of tumors, the amount of radiation required to destroy a tumor of the eye may be too intense for the eye to bear. Within months to years, many patients who are treated with radiation for large ocular melanomas … [Read more...]
Surgical Implantation of first bionic eye in 79 year old woman in Australia. Bionic Eye surgery is expected to be available within the next two years. … [Read more...]
This came to us via Medgadget 'The other day your Medgadget editor spent a few hours observing Ophthalmologic surgeries in high definition 3D care of a demo by TrueVision Systems, an angel only funded company out of Santa Barbara, CA that specializes in bringing 3D into the operating room. The set up, at least initially, is most useful for … [Read more...]
Hopes have been raised for millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and the less common pigmentosa by early trials of retinal implants that have demonstrated restoration of partial vision. Last April, Moorfields Eye Hospital in London implanted devices, as part of an international phase I clinical trial, onto the retinas of two … [Read more...]
I saw this article about ground-breaking laser surgery for treatment of macula degeneration in the British Daily Express a couple of weeks ago while I was visiting my parents in England. I thought the article very interesting as it looks like this could be a new treatment for the prevention of AMD that could come to market very soon. "A … [Read more...]
Removal on an intraocular metallic foreign body, Australia Network Channel 10 news … [Read more...]
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