Putting It All together, Part I
Objectives
- Describe all of the steps of cataract surgery
- To perform all the steps of cataract surgery in various eye models (pig eyes, Kitaro, Phillips eyes, Simuleye, Eyesi etc
- Demonstrate ability with hydrodissection and hydrodelineation on the EyeSi
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
(UIHC Link)
Videos
• Full Cases
Tsuite First Case
Watch on YouTube
Kitaro Eyes
Watch on YouTube
Jojo's First Case
Watch on YouTube
Simulation
EQUIPMENT
Phaco Machine
Keratome
Side port
Viscoelastic, 27g cannula
Cystotome
Hydrodissection cannula
Second instrument
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/
last updated: 03/01/2024
