Program Chair Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, FASRS, is joined by Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS, for the third video in a new series highlighting surgical fundamentals.
Drs. Weng and Fekrat discuss pearls for some of the most common retinal surgery maneuvers, including marking breaks, peeling membranes, lensectomies, and scleral buckles.
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Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, FASRS
Professor of Ophthalmology
Fellowship Program Director-Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
Professor of Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery Division
Professor of Neurology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine
Associate Chief of Staff, Durham VA Health Care System
Durham, NC
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