Validation of Najjar-Awwad cataract surgery risk score for resident phacoemulsification surgery
Beginning surgeons should be given cases with a risk score of less than 7.
Posterior capsulotomy: history of using the YAG laser and best practices
Posterior capsulotomy: history of using the YAG laser and best practices Alanna Nattis, DO SightMD Babylon, New York Robert Weinstock, MD The Eye Institute of West Florida Largo, Florida Stephen Weinstock, MD The Eye Institute of West Florida Largo, Florida JULY 2023 | EYEWORLD Following cataract surgery, patients may experience blurry vision. A posterior capsulotomy with the YAG laser is often employed by physicians as a solution to help patients achieve their desired vision. “A YAG capsulotomy has to be one of the most commonly performed procedures for a cataract and refractive surgeon,” said Robert Weinstock, MD. “Fortunately, it’s a safe, easy, and efficient technology.” Prior to YAG capsulotomies and the invention of the YAG laser, this was a much more challenging condition because it required going back into the eye and doing a surgical procedure, with the risk of infection. In addition,...
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