Phacoemulsification in Difficult Situations in Patients with Cataract

Are you evaluating a patient about to undergo a phacoemulsification?

Yes

Is the patient able to lie flat?

Yes

Does the patient have ...

• severe anxiety?

Yes

• head tremors?

Yes

• previous angle closure glaucoma?

Yes

• a history of complications during surgery on the opposite eye?

Yes

• a history of previous vitrectomy with or without use of silicone oil?

Yes

• corneal cloudiness?

Yes

• a shallow anterior chamber?

Yes

• poor pupillary dilatation and/or posterior synaechiae?

Yes

• pseudoexfoliation?

Yes

• weak zonules?

Yes

Axial length of the eye

Nature of the cataract

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Potential Difficulty Score (PDS) of Habib et al for Performing a Phacoemulsification

Purpose: To evaluate a patient who will be undergoing a phacoemulsification using the Potential Difficulty Scale (PDS) of Habib et al.