M. J. Koss; C. Y. Choi; R. R. Krueger; M. Maia; H. B. Fam

“ There is an intriguing argument for combined procedures—they abandon the need for a second operation! But this argument needs to be weighed with aspects like clinical feasibility, safety, and outcomes. The main promise, for instance, of 27-gauge vitrectomy is as follows: “the smaller you get, the lower is your wound, hence less postoperative complication rates.” Eagerly testing new techniques, each surgeon might then experience intraoperatively longer surgical maneuver times (depending on different manufacturers of course) . ”

“ The positive impact on visual acuity and quality of vision in patients with symptomatic floaters, who were implanted with a multifocal intraocular lens, will definitely be investigated by others with the introduction of newer multifocal IOLs in the future. ”