Vitrectomy with a Cataract Machine

Show Description +

In this video, Ulrich Spandau demonstrates how he is able to perform a complete vitrectomy with phacoemulsification, core and peripheral vitrectomy, PVD and membrane peeling with only a Centurion Vision System (Alcon) phacoemulsification machine, Photon Illumination System (Synergetics), three trocars, and an infusion line. No vitrectomy machine is used.

Posted: 12/04/2017

Vitrectomy with a Cataract Machine

In this video, Ulrich Spandau demonstrates how he is able to perform a complete vitrectomy with phacoemulsification, core and peripheral vitrectomy, PVD and membrane peeling with only a Centurion Vision System (Alcon) phacoemulsification machine, Photon Illumination System (Synergetics), three trocars, and an infusion line. No vitrectomy machine is used.

Posted: 12/04/2017

Please log in to leave a comment.

Comments

Antonio Marcelo Casella

8 years ago

Very nice , the problem is you need a fluid gas exchange , what would you do? Nowadays we can't go to a vitrectomy without an air pump....

More in Retina

From Pixels to Pathology: The Synergy of DL-Driven OCT and Wide-field Color SLO with Functional Imaging

Akio Oishi, MD, PhD; Kunihiko Akiyama, MD, PhD; Jae Rock Do, MD, PhD; Haoyu Chen, MD, PhD

Handle Diabetic Surgery Like a Pro

Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD, FASRS and Matthew A. Cunningham, MD

Trainees at VBS 2026

Alexis Cherry, MS and Jessica D. Randolph, MD

Tips and Tricks for Teaching Surgery

Michelle Liang, MD and Jordan D. Deaner, MD