Here, I wish to share with you a video of a surgery being performed by Dr. Mohamed Salih from Sudan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRuw9lLtDqY The point is to show you how easy it is to combine trabeculectomy with SICS. The beauty is that you complete the whole SICS cataract surgery. Then with 2 cuts, you convert the tunnel… Read More »
In this blog, we shall discuss 2 questions. Question 1. How does one differentiate between posterior polar cataract (PPC) from central posterior subcapsular cataract (PSCC) ? PPCs are different from PSCCs in following ways. The PPCs are typically punched out well demarcated in the central posterior capsule. Posterior polars have concentric rings (onion whorl patterned) around… Read More »
I think we as doctors, besides doing our best for our patients in the clinics, are duty bound to advance science. One of the ways of contributing to scientific knowledge is through our writings. That is probably the few things we can leave behind after our demise. I got my first paper published as first… Read More »
Look at this wonderful technique of SICS improvised by Dr. M.S. Ravindra from Bangalore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7b5fSPUgME The key differences of this technique from conventional temporal SICS are: 1. Smaller lenth of the tunnel 2. Fracture of the nucleus into 2 before expression
I am putting here some questions which are encountered by ophthalmologists in their daily clinical practice. Question: Will there be any difference when one calculates IOL power in a dilated pupil & a non dilated pupil? Answer: As none of the power calculation formulae incorporate… Read More »
International Society of Manual Small Incision cataract Surgery (ISMSICS) Below is the link of the web site of the ISMSICS http://ismsics.com/ Frankly speaking, I was quite surprised to know that there exists a society of surgeons who promote SICS. I think it is very important that they do so I come across lots of young… Read More »
We were honoured to have Luis Perez of SEE International, Santa Barbara, California visit our phaco training center. We have been partnering with SEE for the eradication of blindness since last 5 years. Luis was with us on June 25, 2012 and we had organised a mini-surgical mission to give him a live- demonstration of… Read More »
SICS is a far safer option than phaco. But a good surgeon must be prepared for the complications that may happen. We will deal with complications occurring in each step of the surgery. And then some of the early and late post-op complications. This power point was prepared by Dr. Haripriya Aravind, one of the… Read More »
Dr. Sanjay Gupta has made 2 visits to Ghana, Africa on surgical missions. As usual, his surgical speed proved to be of great boon for the local and needy people who were blinded with cataract. Patients for Screening Dr. Sanjay was an instant hit with the patients Token of gratitude before departing
Dr. Sanjay just got back from a SEE Surgical Expedition. He flew half-way across the globe from India to Morelia, Mexico for the humanitarian mission. Morelia is a city in the state of Michoacan in Central Mexico. The noteworthy point is that he bore all the expenses for the mission. To his amazement, he was… Read More »