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1964: femto laser fails to open capsule

Even though our equipment is very reliable (and very expensive), no device is absolutely infallible. And in this case the…

femtosecond laser

1963: inadvertent zonular dehiscence

Iatrogenic complications are tough because we blame ourselves for the sequelae of damaging delicate tissues. In this photo you can…

complications, weak zonular support

1962: effect of pupil size for EDOF IOLs

Just like the aperture (f stop) matters for taking photos with a camera, the pupil size plays a large role…

EDOF, IOL design, pupil size

1961: review of limbal relaxing incisions

As an ophthalmic surgeon, you promised yourself that you would learn to perform limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) to help address…

astigmatism, incisions

1960: nonagenarians with pseudo-exfoliation

We have previously featured videos about cataract surgery in nonagenarians and we know that after the age of 90, the…

pseudo-exfoliation

1959: Podcast 25: Cristos Ifantides MD

Cristos Ifantides MD is an accomplished young ophthalmologist who truly brings the “A game” to the future of our field.…

podcast

1958: haptic disinsertion with Yamane IOL

The Yamane technique of scleral IOL fixation has grown in popularity over the years and it is a good choice…

scleral fixated IOL, yamane

1957: challenging opacified IOL exchange

Rarely, IOLs will opacify with time with some designs more prone to this than others. In these cases we need…

iol exchange, opacified IOL

1956: Morgagnian cataracts are challenging

A Morgagnian cataract is one where the cortex has completely liquefied and the remaining endo-nucleus is floating around in the…

morgagnian cataract, white cataracts

1955: resident misses the Smoke Sign!

You must know what the Smoke Sign is and you must be able to react to it instantly. You can…

phaco wound burn, resident cataract surgery

1954: Extended Depth of Focus IOLs

Choose the extended depth of focus IOL that will have best results with fewest compromises. The three main EDOF IOL…

EDOF, IOL differences

1953: soft posterior polar young patient

Studies have shown that 1 out of 3 posterior polar cataract surgeries result in a ruptured posterior capsule. Here’s the…

complete cataract case, posterior polar

1952: PodCast 24: Rosa Braga-Mele MD

CataractCoach Podcast with Rosa Braga-Mele MD

podcast

1951: small aperture IOL with prior 16-cut RK

This is another radial keratotomy patient (RK) with 16 cuts in the cornea. These are not the cleanest cuts and…

optics, radial keratotomy

1950: toric IOL with prior 16-cut RK

I have so many radial keratotomy patients who are seeking cataract surgery, usually at least a couple every week (and…

radial keratotomy, toric IOL

1949: Toric IOLs in Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy

can you use a toric IOL in cataract surgery if the patient has Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy?

fuchs, toric IOL

1948: Cataract Quiz: equator, tear, or cortex?

Cataract Quiz: is this the capsular bag equator, a capsular tear, or just cortex?

cataract quiz

1947: McDonald PRK technique & meds

Dr Marguerite McDonald’s special technique and medication regimen for PRK laser vision correction

LASIK, refractive surgery

1946: Review of Nanophthalmic Cataracts

Nanophthalmic eyes are very small with a short axial length of less than 20 mm. This makes the cataract surgery…

nanophthalmos

1945: PodCast 23: Steven Dell MD

CataractCoach podcast with Steven Dell MD

podcast

1944: What I have learned from Cataract Coach

When I started this project in 2018 and committed to making a new video every day, I did not fully…

1943: another capsulorhexis runs out

This is a case of MSICS, which is important to learn even if you feel that you can “phaco anything”…

MSICS, run-out capsulorhexis

1942: this capsulorhexis is going to run out

In most cases of intumescent white cataracts, we can substantially lower the risk of capsular run-out (the Argentinian flag sign)…

run-out capsulorhexis

1941: excellent resident horizontal chop

This resident surgeon presents case 250 which features an excellent phaco chop technique. This resident has obviously spent much time…

horizontal chop, phaco chop, resident cataract surgery

1940: resident learns vertical combo chop

The first thing that catches your attention in this picture is the large pterygium. And I agree that a more…

combo chop, vertical phaco chop

1939: resident learning horizontal chop

This resident is learning horizontal phaco chop early in residency and this is case 50 from this young surgeon. The…

horizontal chop

1938: PodCast 22: John Hovanesian MD

John Hovanesian MD is in private practice in Orange County, California and he has been involved with ophthalmic teaching, consulting,…

podcast

1937: posterior capsule hydro-polish

Sometimes patients with posterior sub-capsular (PSC) cataracts can have adherent lens opacities stuck on the center of the capsule. This…

capsule polishing

1936: corneal intacs intra-stromal ring segments

Surgeons have tried many techniques to address refractive errors by altering the cornea and there will likely be many more…

corneal foreign body, unusual case

1935: Cataract Quiz: What is your next move?

Study this title picture carefully and look at the tip of the yellow arrow. What is going on here? And…

capsular tension ring, cataract quiz, weak zonular support

1934: combined IOL + iris prosthesis

This is a novel device that combines an artificial iris with an IOL in order to address aphakia and aniridia…

aniridia, aphakia, sutured IOL

1933: cannula punctures posterior capsule

This patient started with an intumescent white cataract and that itself is a challenge. However the real difficulties happened at…

anterior vitrectomy, posterior capsule rupture

1932: traumatic cataract with iris damage

Let’s thank this anonymous surgeon for doing a good job helping this patient who suffered from a traumatic cataract and…

iris damage, traumatic cataract

1931: PodCast 21: Priya Mathews MD

Priya Mathews, MD, MPH is a successful surgeon and key opinion leader, and she has some great pearls for achieving…

podcast

1930: three very interesting short cases

Today we are featuring three very interesting short cases. The first is performing simultaneous incisions like some famous Brazilian surgeons,…

cataract incision

1929: Cataract Quiz: what is starting to happen?

Time for another Cataract Quiz: look at the title picture, at the yellow arrow and ask yourself: What is happening…

cataract quiz, phaco wound burn

1928: irido-corneal adhesions

This patient presents to you with the situation shown in the title picture. There is an inferior corneal leucoma with…

irido-corneal adhesions, iris damage

1927: should residents learn femto laser?

Many studies have shown that there is little to no benefit to using the femtosecond laser for routine cataract surgery,…

femto laser, femtosecond laser, resident cataract surgery

1926: resident crater chop technique

The challenge in performing traditional phaco chop is that the probe tip has to hold the nucleus with vacuum while…

phaco chop, resident cataract surgery

1925: pupil stretching is safe, easy, effective

Performing pupil stretching is safe, easy, and effective but there is a delicate balance. Too forceful of a stretch can…

floppy iris, ifis, pupil stretch, small pupil cataract surgery

1924: PodCast 20: Damien Gatinel MD PhD

Prof. Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD has a background in mathematics and the physics of optics as well as being a…

podcast

1923: cataract after corneal transplant

In an eye with a prior corneal transplant, cataract surgery is more challenging. The corneal endothelium is going to be…

cornea transplant

1922: traumatic mydriasis & dislocated IOL

This patient had an intra-ocular foreign body which necessitated a pars plana vitrectomy along with lensectomy and IOL placement. Now…

iris damage, suturing, traumatic cataract, upside down IOL

1921: retro-iris claw lens for aphakia

This patient has a complex ocular history which resulted in an eye with no capsular support. To address the aphakia…

aphakia, iris claw lens

1920: small pupil pseudo-exfoliation

Our guest surgeon does a great job with this tough case of pseudo-exfoliation with a relatively small pupil. And this…

pseudo-exfoliation, small pupil cataract surgery

1919: converting from phaco to MSICS

All cataract surgeons will encounter cases of posterior capsule rupture during phaco. It is a known complication and can occur…

convert to ECCE, MSICS, posterior capsule rupture

1918: surprised by silicone oil during phaco

This patient was referred to this anonymous surgeon for cataract surgery. The patient developed a white cataract shortly after having…

silicone oil removal

1917: PodCast 19: Douglas Koch MD

Professor Douglas Koch MD has been leading the way in cataract, refractive, and anterior segment surgery for more than 40…

podcast

1916: The 8-Chop Technique – Pre-Chop

Some surgeons love the pre-chopper because it allows for efficient splitting of a nucleus, usually into quadrants. This surgeon takes…

pre-chop

1915: junior resident case takes 30 min…

This junior resident case takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. In our review of this case, we have…

resident cataract surgery

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