The use of minimally invasive techniques in cataract surgery and vitrectomy

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Małgorzata Ozimek
Katarzyna Nowakowska
Beata Gajda
Ewelina Cisek
Agata Wykrota
Tomasz Chorągiewicz
Katarzyna Nowomiejska
Robert Rejdak

Abstract

Nowadays, there is a tendency in ophthalmic surgery of minimising of a diameter of tools and surgical wounds. The use of small diameter instruments for cataract surgery (1.8 to 2.2 mm of incision) and vitrectomy (23G, 25G, 27G) may result in smaller incisions, shorter treatment and faster recovery after the procedure. Thereby, to this day a lot of effort has been put in ophthalmic surgery to miniaturize surgical tools and to minimize area of the injury. New operating machines allow to perform high-speed cutting (7,500/min), and allow easy change between the module vitrectomy and phacoemulsification. Development of new techniques for the cataract surgery has necessitated the emergence of new surgical instruments, machine for phacoemulsification and new intraocular lenses. Anatomic and functional outcomes of microincision vitrectomy and cataract surgery have improved when compared to the procedures carried out by conventional techniques, an additional benefit is greater patient satisfaction.

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Ozimek M, Nowakowska K, Gajda B, Cisek E, Wykrota A, Chorągiewicz T, Nowomiejska K, Rejdak R. The use of minimally invasive techniques in cataract surgery and vitrectomy. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2016Jun.30 [cited 2024Mar.28];3(2):116-23. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/601
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