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Target Audience: Ophthalmologists with an interest in cataract surgery.
Learning Objectives: To discuss the possible cause and demonstrate the surgical management of a small and eccentric pupil/floppy iris in a hypertensive woman. Other techniques including capsulorhexis centration, deep sculpting, chopping instrumentation, concerns regarding mixing brands of multifocal IOLs, full thickness (penetrating) limbal relaxing incisions for astigmatism, and stromal hydration are also presented.
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Episode 21: Floppy Iris and Miotic Pupil in a Hypertensive Female
In this case I present a variety of phaco techniques and pearls as cataract extraction and multifocal IOL implantation is performed in an eye with a small pupil and moderately floppy iris. A spit screen is utilized to demonstrate surgeon hand position throughout most of the proced.
Richard J. Mackool, MD Financial disclosure: Consultant to Alcon, Diopsys. Proprietary interest in MST, Impex.
