This case study was published in Clinical Practice Today.
A 44-year-old man experienced axial myopia his entire life and had never been able to see without the aid of glasses. He had an axial length of 35 mm in his right eye and 36 mm in his left, with a lens prescription of –26 diopters.
When he presented to his optometrist with retinal degeneration and a retinal hole, he was referred to the Duke Eye Center. The retinal surgeon managing the retinal degeneration observed that the patient had a dense cataract in his left eye, and he referred him to Duke’s chief of Cornea and External Disease Service and director of Refractive Surgery Service, Terry Kim, MD.
Question: What new technology did Kim implement to remove the patient’s cataracts and improve his vision?