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2994: registrar case 190 is excellent

2994: registrar case 190 is excellent This video showcases a great job by an anonymous registrar surgeon performing their 190th…

beginner surgeon, resident cataract surgery

2993: last case of residency is a tough one

2993: last case of residency is a tough one This video showcases a great job by an anonymous resident surgeon…

beginner surgeon, residency, resident cataract surgery, white cataracts

2992: Excellent Stop-and-Chop Technique

2992: Excellent Stop-and-Chop Technique If you are a resident in training and have already completed about forty cases using the…

cataract technique, stop and chop cataract surgery

2991: cataract surgery in keratoglobus (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome)

2991: cataract surgery in keratoglobus (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) In this extraordinary case, our guest surgeon tackles cataract surgery in a…

megalocornea, unusual case

2990: the bag rotates back and forth!

2990: the bag rotates back and forth! This video presents a complete cataract case from start to finish in a…

complete cataract case, CTR, weak zonular support

2989: every step is risky with posterior polar

2989: every step is risky with posterior polar This instructive video demonstrates a highly challenging case where an anonymous resident…

capsule rupture, posterior polar, posterior polar cataract

2988: Podcast 172: Priscila Cruz Flores MD

2988: Podcast 172: Priscila Cruz Flores MD Our guest is Dr Priscila Cruz Flores, an ophthalmologist from Mexico City who…

podcast

2987: MSICS: split the nucleus prior to removal

2987: MSICS: split the nucleus prior to removal In manual small incision cataract surgery, splitting the lens nucleus in half…

dense cataract, MSICS

2986: how to save a run-out capsulorhexis

2986: how to save a run-out capsulorhexis It’s July and the beginning of the academic year for residents who are…

capsulorhexis, run-out capsulorhexis

2985: Pocketless 5F scleral IOL fixation

2985: Pocketless 5F scleral IOL fixation Our guest surgeon, Dr Soosan Jacob from India, demonstrates a pocketless Five F scleral…

scleral fixated IOL

2984: Quiz: Big hole in the posterior capsule – Why?

2984: Quiz: Big hole in the posterior capsule – Why? It is time for group knowledge because I am genuinely…

cataract quiz, posterior capsule rupture, resident cataract surgery

2983: lot of phacodonesis in pseudo-exfoliation

2983: lot of phacodonesis in pseudo-exfoliation This 94 year old patient presents with cataracts and pseudoexfoliation (PXF) syndrome, with the…

complete cataract case, loose zonular support, phacodonesis, pseudo-exfoliation, weak zonular support

2982: next time just do an anesthetic block!

2982: next time just do an anesthetic block! This video highlights a patient who had an insufficient degree of sedation…

anesthesia

2981: Podcast 171: Laura Periman MD

2981: Podcast 171: Laura Periman MD Our guest is Dr Laura Periman, an expert in ocular surface disease and dry…

podcast

2980: Egyptian resident case 56 is great but…

2980: Egyptian resident case 56 is great but… This video showcases a great job by a resident surgeon in training…

2979: How would you repair this iris damage?

2979: How would you repair this iris damage? In this case the patient has extensive ocular trauma resulting in severe…

iris damage, pupilloplasty, traumatic cataract

2978: Flush and Crush Phaco Technique

2978: Flush and Crush Phaco Technique Our guest surgeon demonstrates the “flush and crush” technique, which serves as a highly…

cataract technique, tilt tumble

2977: MIGS to the Max for glaucoma (worth it?)

2977: MIGS to the Max for glaucoma In this case, a 65 year-old female with longstanding advanced glaucoma presents with…

glaucoma, MIGS, trabeculectomy

2976: CataractQuiz: When did the capsule break?

2976: CataractQuiz: When did the capsule break? Welcome to another interactive surgical quiz where we need your help crowd sourcing…

cataract quiz, posterior capsule rupture

2975: traumatic cataract with zonular loss

2975: traumatic cataract with zonular loss In this challenging surgical case a patient presents with a severe traumatic cataract featuring…

femto laser, femtosecond laser, traumatic cataract, weak zonular support

2974: Podcast 170: William Tannure MD

2974: Podcast 170: William Tannure MD Our guest is Dr. William Tannure who shares great insights into the parallels between…

podcast

2973: Resident case 400 is pretty good

2973: Resident case 400 is pretty good This anonymous resident surgeon delivers a solid performance for the 400th case, but…

beginner surgeon, resident cataract surgery

2972: after GATT why the vitreous prolapse?

2972: after GATT why the vitreous prolapse? We have a true surgical mystery in this case, and we need the…

anterior vitrectomy, glaucoma

2971: Canaloplasty, Trabeculotomy & Phaco

2971: Canaloplasty, Trabeculotomy & Phaco Combining phacoemulsification with ab-interno canaloplasty and trabeculotomy offers an elegant, blebless approach to simultaneously treating…

glaucoma, trabeculotomy

2970: cataract in congenital glaucoma eye

2970: cataract in congenital glaucoma eye Cataract surgery in an eye with congenital glaucoma and multiple prior surgeries is a…

glaucoma, small pupil cataract surgery

2969: effect of scleral spacers on presbyopia

2969: effect of scleral spacers on presbyopia This patient’s pursuit of spectacle independence via radial keratotomy, PRK for the subsequent…

accommodation, radial keratotomy

2968: Challenging Capsulorhexis white double rhexis

2968: Challenging Capsulorhexis white double rhexis A double rhexis technique is a vital safety maneuver when managing a tense white…

capsulorhexis, double rhexis, intumescent, white cataract

2967: Podcast 169: Ed Anderson MD

2967: Podcast 169: Ed Anderson MD Our guest is Dr Ed Anderson, a prominent ophthalmologist from Durban, South Africa who…

podcast

2966: resident case of pseudo-exfoliation

2966: resident case of pseudo-exfoliation This case features an anonymous resident surgeon tackling a classic and often tough scenario: cataract…

beginner surgeon, pseudo-exfoliation, resident cataract surgery

2965: traumatic zonulopathy noted pre-op

2965: traumatic zonulopathy noted pre-op This case emphasizes the critical importance of a thorough preoperative evaluation. At the slit-lamp microscope,…

sutured CTR, traumatic cataract, weak zonular support

2964: fixing a closed pupil from uveitis

2964: fixing a closed pupil from uveitis This case presents a severe case of pupillary occlusion (seclusio and occlusio pupillae)…

small pupil cataract surgery, uveitis

2963: combo GATT and drug delivery device for glaucoma

2963: combo GATT & drug delivery device for glaucoma This case illustrates an innovative, stand-alone combination approach to managing open-angle…

glaucoma, MIGS

2962: this IOL optic can be easily ripped

2962: this IOL optic can be easily ripped (LAL) This case highlights a unique and highly useful surgical pearl when…

iol exchange

2961: Aphakic for three months

2961: Aphakic for three months This case demonstrates a challenging scenario where a patient has been left aphakic for three…

aphakia, fibrotic capsule, weak zonular support

2960: Podcast 168: Durval Carvalho Jr MD

2960: Podcast 168: Durval Carvalho Jr MD Our guest is Dr. Durval Carvalho Jr., a former president of the Brazilian…

podcast

2959: this is proof that you must learn phaco chop

2959: this is proof that you must learn phaco chop What does it take to finally transition from divide-and-conquer to…

beginner surgeon, phaco chop, resident cataract surgery

2958: pseudophakic pupillary membrane

2958: pseudophakic pupillary membrane How would you resolve this tough case of a dense, fibrotic pupillary membrane in a pseudophakic…

pupillary membrane, unusual case

2957: great improvement after 100 more cases

2957: great improvement after 100 more cases How much difference can 100 cases make in your surgical career? In this…

beginner surgeon, resident cataract surgery

2956: viscoelastic pressure wave for MSICS

2956: viscoelastic pressure wave for MSICS How do you safely and efficiently deliver the lens nucleus during Manual Small Incision…

MSICS

2955: micro-spherophakia cataract case

2955: micro-spherophakia cataract case What are your surgical strategies when managing a cataract in an eye with microspherophakia? In this…

microspherophakia, unusual case

2954: Quiz: Help solve this mystery bleeding

2954: Quiz: Help solve this mystery bleeding Why did this intraoperative hemorrhage occur during an otherwise routine cataract surgery? In…

cataract quiz

2953: Podcast 167: Prof Dr Burkhard Dick

2953: Podcast 167: Prof Dr Burkhard Dick Professor Dr. Burkhard Dick, President of the ESCRS, is a pioneering ophthalmic surgeon…

podcast

2952: you’ve learned D&C, now it’s time to chop

2952: you’ve learned D&C, now time to chop Once you have mastered the divide-and-conquer technique, it is time to take…

beginner surgeon, phaco chop, resident cataract surgery

2951: oblique chop technique

2951: Oblique chop technique Mastering phaco chop is all about understanding the mechanical forces used to split a dense nucleus.…

cataract technique, chopper, phaco chop

2950: Quiz: Why sudden miosis and AC shallowing?

2950: Quiz: Why sudden miosis and AC shallowing? It’s time for another CataractQuiz™, and this one features a critical teaching…

anterior capsule tear, cataract quiz, complications

2949 opaque cornea with a surprise inside

2949: Opaque cornea with a surprise inside Operating on an eye with an opaque cornea is challenging enough, but sometimes…

cornea transplant, dropped nucleus, kerato-prosthesis, pars plana

2948: four point IOL suture fixation

2948: four point IOL suture fixation When capsular support is completely missing, securing a stable intraocular lens requires a strategy…

2947: DMEK made easy (with practice)

2947: DMEK made easy (with practice) Learning to perform DMEK (Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty) is actually easier than learning cataract…

cornea transplant, corneal edema, DMek, fuchs

2946: Podcast 166: Tim Steinemann MD

Sometimes you are fortunate to have that one clinical professor in your training who teaches you so much outside of…

podcast

2945: resident conquers Morgagnian cataract

2945: resident conquers Morgagnian cataract In this milestone case, a resident surgeon successfully navigates the complexities of a morgagnian cataract.…

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