The Full Form of SICS is Small Incision Cataract Surgery.
This case is from a 72 year old women who presented with a hypermature cataract and light perception with projection vision in the surgical video eye and count finger vision from a mature cataract in the other eye. She had no known history of trauma and her posterior segment was attached on ultrasound. After a discussion of the risks benefits and alternatives to surgery the patient elected to proceed with surgery. Given the significant density of her lens the decision was made to proceed with small incision cataract surgery (SICS) so as to better preserve her endothelium.
SICS
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Small Incision Cataract Surgery
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