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G
iven the choice between a pupil expander and a fem-
tosecond laser, Jeffrey Whitman, MD, president and chief
surgeon at the Key-Whitman Eye Center in Dallas, Texas,
would choose the pupil expander. "It will let me do any
case," he says. "I couldn't use a laser on smaller pupils."
Big-ticket items like lasers and wavefront abberometers may win all
the hype, but many recent innovations in ophthalmic supplies improve
the safety and efficiency of cataract surgery. These devices "can turn a
potentially difficult surgery into something more manageable," says Dr.
Whitman. "Anything you can do to make surgery easier and safer is
worthwhile."
Here's a roundup of 7 products that save time and improve outcomes.
O P H T H A L M O L O G Y
Don't Overlook These
Ophthalmic Innovations
David Bernard
Senior Associate Editor
A NEW ANGLE It does-
n't always take heavy
equipment to innovate
cataract surgery.
You can solve cataract surgery complications and
improve efficiency without breaking the bank.
