UNLABELLED Improvements in phacoemulsification technology and instrumentation and intraocular lens materials and design have enabled cataract surgery to be performed through incisions smaller than 2.0 mm in external width. This evolution has occurred over time, with new challenges arising at each step of the decrease in incision size. This article reviews the current trend of using increasingly...

Here we present 2 cases of capsule contraction syndrome (CCS). In both cases, a hydrophilic acrylic Akreos MI60 (Bausch and Lomb) intraocular lens (IOL) was implanted in the capsular bag through microincision cataract surgery, and the literature on the subject is reviewed. Since CCS has been described after the implantation of every IOL type, it is unlikely that the Akreos MI60 chemical and phy...

At the happy ending of vitreoretinal surgery for proliferative diabetic retinopathy, when all proliferative fibrovascular tissues have been successful ly removed, panret ina l photocoagulation is completed and there is no iatrogenic break, the surgeon may wonder whether to consider any other intervention before closing the case. This question arises in microincision vitrectomies as well as with...

Purpose: To investigate the incidence and clinical course of acute endophthalmitis after idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) surgery employing microincision vitrectomy (MIVS).Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records eyes with developing iERM via 23- or 25-gauge MIVS from 2011 to 2021. The incidence, culture-positive rate (and responsible bacteria), final visual acuity (VA), factor...