Does Trypan Blue reduce CCC tear resistance? The authors attempt to find out

Dan Epstein talks to Cynthia Roberts about what’s new in corneal topography and also some of the misconceptions and misinterpretations when talking about topography. For more information on Corneal Topography visit iLearn for a course directed by Prof Roberts.

George Kymionis talks to Roberto Bellucci about current approaches to the problem of post-Lasik ectasia.

EyeJC (The ESCRS Journal Club) with Basak Bostanci (Turkey) and Imran Yusuf (UK). Our guest experts Marie-José Tassignon and Rushmia Karimwill will discuss the following paper: Safety of Phakic Intraocular Collamer Lens (Visian ICL) Implantation in 95 Highly Myopic Special-Needs Children Reynolds, Margaret MD1,2; Hoekel, James OD1; Tychsen, Lawrence MD1,2,3 Journal of Cataract & Refractive […]

This exceptional video was the Grand Prize Winner at the ESCRS 2017 Video Competition. The video describes a new phaco tip, which even though has a straight profile, works well with torsional phacoemulsification, which normally requires a curved tip to work efficiently. In this new tip, a bar is placed across the mouth of the […]

Richard Packard talks to Boris Malyugin about how to reduce stress during cataract surgery.

This issue will focus on the outstanding scientific videos of the last year.

Postoperative power adjustment of IOLs is a new indication for the femtosecond laser. It is important to be aware of the specifics of the system used, as well as the basic principles of this technology.

Anterior Capsulorhexis Contraction (ACC) is an unavoidable complication of cataract surgery. ACC impairs visual function on proportion to the degree of severity. The authors of this video have found that one type of IOL causes much less ACC than others.

Although the great majority of ophthalmologists systematically use a slitlamp for the clinical diagnosis of ocular diseases, they neglect this instrument as soon as they enter the operating room. However, a surgical slitlamp that can be attached to the operating microscope and positioned at 5 degrees from the axis is also available. Take a look […]

Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous (PHPV) is a congenital anomaly in which the hyaloid vasculature persists beyond fetal life.

Overcoming PCO remains a huge challenge. The author in this video believes the solution lies in improving surface modification of the IOL.