Dr. SWATI AGARWAL

, Dr. AJOY PAUL

Abstract

THIS VIDEO SHOWCASES THE SITUATIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A RHEXIS TEAR OR POSTERIOR CAPSULAR TEAR IN WHITE MATURE CATARACTS. FURTHERMORE, IT ALSO SHOWS HOW TO COMPLETE THE RHEXIS AND PHACOEMULSIFICATION IN SUCH CHALLENGING CASE SCENARIOS.

THE VIDEO SHOWS DIFFERENT CASES OF WHITE CATARACT PRECIPITATING INTO ARGENTINIAN FLAG SIGN, RHEXIS GIVING WAY WITH QUADRANT REMOVAL, RHEXIS EXTENSION, RHEXIS WITH LOOSE ZONULES, KYPHOTIC PATIENT WITH WHITE CATARACT WITH FLOPPY IRIS ONLY TO REVEAL A PPC-PCR AT THE END.

ALL THE CASES OF WHITE CATARACT WITH CAPSULAR COMPLICATIONS WERE HANDLED EFFICIENTLY BY FOLLOWING CERTAIN SURGICAL PEARLS WHICH WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE VIDEO AND THUS WILL PROVIDE THE VIEWERS WITH MULTIPLE TAKE HOME POINTS