About Video

MICS means Microincisional cataract surgery, a term created and patented by Jorge L Alio in 2001 in Alicante, Spain. MICS represents the latest progress in cataract surgery and today it is possible to perform it through incision of 19 (1.2-1.4 mm) to 21 (0.7 mm) gauge. In this video we show how to perform 19 gauge MICS step by step, from the adequate selection of instruments, the adequate location of incisions, the adequate use of viscoelastics and, finally, the right use of fluidics and ultraso