Introduction Microincision of the cystic duct and its confluence part, which facilitated application transcystic-laparoscopic common bile (CBD) exploration (transcystic-LCBDE), had been described in some reports. However, it is unclear whether transcystic-LCBDE with microincision (micro-LCBDE) effective safe as transductal-LCBDE for failed patients choledocholithiasis. Methods In this retrospec...

A cataract surgery technique is described in which incisions, continuous circular capsulorhexis and hydrodissection are made without the use of any viscoelastics. Two small incisions are created through which the different parts of the procedure can take place, maintaining a stable anterior chamber under continuous irrigation. Subsequent bimanual phacoemulsification can be done through these mi...

METHODS: In this prospective randomized study, patients had standard coaxial (2.8 mm incisions), microcoaxial (2.2 mm incisions), or biaxial microincision (1.2 to 1.4 mm trapezoidal incisions) phacoemulsification. Intraoperative phaco parameters and total surgical time were measured and complications recorded. Postoperative visual acuity improvement, pachymetric differences, and surgically indu...

BACKGROUND AND METHODS We compared surgical procedures and outcomes, including duration of recovery period, in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy that underwent 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery with those that underwent 20-gauge vitrectomy. Seventy-two eyes from 53 patients that underwent 20-gauge vitrectomy in 2006 and 87 eyes from 55 patients that underwent 25-gauge vitrect...

Non dilating narrow pupils are a challenge for cataract surgeons. The Malyugin pupil expansion device (Microsurgical Technology) has several advantages over traditional iris retractor hooks or other pupil dilating devices [1]. This is a disposable, square shaped implant, made of polypropylene with four circular scrolls that engage the pupillary margin at equidistant points providing a balanced ...

Introduction here have been significant advances in cataract surgery in last 3 decades, and improvements are ongoing. Studies have evaluated several methods to reduce the amount of ultrasound (US) energy intraoperatively; these include various power modulations, nuclear chopping techniques, microincision cataract surgery, and infusion and irrigation systems. Ultrasound power is considered a ris...

The paper is a prospective study of 23 lids of 20 patients with upper lid aponeurotic ptosis operated using microincision technique in period 2005-2008. There were 7 males and 13 females. Age of the patients was 28-83 years (y), average 61 +/- 17 y, for female 63 +/- 13.4 y and for male 61 +/- 19 y. Inclusion criteria were: aponeurotic upper lid ptosis more than 2 mm, no other lid abnormalities...

BACKGROUND/AIM Cataract surgery has become one of the safest procedures in medicine thanks to advances in technology and surgical techniques. Although minimal, we still witness different complications. The aim of this study was to compare visual outcome and complication rate in different techniques of cataract surgery, ie in cataract surgeries with various corneal incision width. METHODS The ...