Amar Alwitry

Consultant Ophthalmologist

FRCOphth MMedLaw, Leicestershire and Nottingham, UK.

Medico-Legal - Section Editor

Latest Contribution

Medico-Legal pie charts illustration August/September 2022.

The results of the last survey Aug22

2 August 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive

The first question really highlights how we can become enshrined in the way we do things. I genuinely thought that everyone was using a cohesive viscoelastic for their cataract surgery. It was what I was taught, and I believe everyone...

Medico-Legal pie charts illustration June/July 2022.

The results of the last survey Jun22

1 June 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Thank you once more for your time in answering the latest survey. The first question relates to the number of staff required for a routine cataract list. There was a big variance in practice. Some of us are luckier than...

Illustration showng results of Medico-Legal Survey April 2022.

The results of the last survey Apr22

5 April 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

The answer to the first question was interesting in that it seems an increasing number of units are doing same-sitting bilateral cataract surgery. It is becoming accepted practice and mainstream. Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) involves performing phacoemulsification with...