Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2167-2171 , November 2005

New classification of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices—2005

  • Steve A. Arshinoff, MD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Steve A. Arshinoff, MD, FRCSC, York Finch Eye Associates, 2115 Finch Avenue West #316, Toronto, Ontario, M3N 2V6, Canada.
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  • Masoud Jafari, PhD

,Accepted 12 January 2005.

References 

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  2. Arshinoff SA. Dispersive and cohesive viscoelastic materials in phacoemulsification. Ophthalmic Pract. 1995;13:98–104
  3. Arshinoff SA. Dispersive-cohesive viscoelastic soft shell technique. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1999;25:167–173
  4. Arshinoff S. Dispersive and cohesive viscoelastic materials in phacoemulsification. In: Solomon L, ed, Ophthalmic Advisory Panel at the ASCRS, Boston, MA, USA, April 1994. Montreal, Medicopea International, 1995; 28–40
  5. Poyer JF, Chan KY, Arshinoff SA. Quantitative method to determine the cohesion of viscoelastic agents by dynamic aspiration. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1998;24:1130–1135
  6. Arshinoff S. Dispersive and cohesive viscoelastic materials in phacoemulsification revisited 1998. Ophthalmic Practice. 1998;16:24–32
  7. Arshinoff S. Why Healon5? The meaning of “viscoadaptive.”. Ophthalmic Pract. 1999;17:332–334
  8. Arshinoff SA. Healon®5. In:  Buratto L,  Giardini P,  Bellucci R editor. Viscoelastics in Ophthalmic Surgery. Thorofare, NJ: Slack; 2000;p. 393–399
  9. Arshinoff SA, Wong E. Understanding, retaining, and removing dispersive and pseudodispersive ophthalmic viscosurgical devices. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003;29(12):2318–2323

 Dr. Arshinoff has acted as a paid consultant to a number of OVD manufacturers, including all of those whose products are referred to herein. Dr. Jafari is a full-time employee of Alcon Laboratories Inc.

PII: S0886-3350(05)00768-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.08.056

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2167-2171 , November 2005