2019 ASCRS CLINICAL SURVEY: YOUNG EYE SURGEONS
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RESPONSES FROM YOUNG EYE SURGEONS
Respondents also provided feedback on the
surgical refractive training they have been
exposed to (either observing or performing)
beyond a lecture. They noted surface ablation
procedures, LASIK, phakic IOLs, refractive
lens exchange, femtosecond lasers, and small
incision lenticule extraction.
Relating to zonular disease, respondents weighed
in on the number of capsular tension rings/
segments/hooks they had implanted, with 28.7%
indicating they had done no cases and 35.1%
responding that they had done one to five cases.
In terms of the most common way to approach
small pupil patients, 62% of respondents said
they use iris expansion rings.
WHAT SURGICAL REFRACTIVE TRAINING HAVE YOU BEEN EXPOSED
TO BEYOND A LECTURE (SURGICAL OBSERVATION OR PERSONALLY
PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE)? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)
WITH RESPECT TO ZONULAR DISEASE, HOW MANY CAPSULAR
TENSION RINGS/SEGMENTS/HOOKS HAVE YOU IMPLANTED?
WHAT IS YOUR MOST COMMON WAY OF
APPROACHING SMALL PUPIL PATIENTS?
