This is a tough case with many challenges: pseudo-exfoliation syndrome, a shallow anterior chamber, a dense white cataract (with intumescence),…
1613: Yamane-Kim intra-scleral fixation
Our guest surgeon does a beautiful job of performing the Yamane intra-scleral fixation technique and he takes it one step…
1612: retrieval of a lost CTR
When implanting a capsular tension ring, particularly in a challenging case, there is always that tiny fear that it may…
1611: dense cataract with foot pedal video
Surgeons who want to learn phaco chop sometimes have a challenge with the foot pedal control. When should energy be…
1610: poly-pseudophakia 2 IOLs in 1 eye
Nanophthalmic eyes are among the most challenging when it comes to cataract surgery. There are additional risks and the working…
1609: Curriculum Lesson 7: Capsulorhexis
The capsulorhexis. One of my favorite parts of cataract surgery and one of the hardest steps to learn. When you…
1608: different ways to explant IOLs
99% of the time the IOL implanted at the time of cataract surgery is the one that the patient will…
1607: Z-suture technique to secure IOLs
There are so many innovative techniques in ophthalmology, that it is quite a challenge to learn all of them. This…
1606: European residents learn in India
I am thankful for the expertise of our ophthalmologist colleagues in India, the country with the highest cataract surgical volume…
1605: learn the ominous snap sign!
If you only watch one CataractCoach video this month, this is the one I encourage you to study very carefully.…
1604: return to the OR for retained lens
A retained lens fragment is a relatively common occurrence after modern day cataract surgery. We are able to use small…
1603: what is hiding in this picture?
It seems like a routine cataract case, nicely performed with a phaco chop technique, but there is something more. Look…
1602: IOL calc case study 6: high myopia
This patient has a high degree of myopia and also a high degree of corneal astigmatism. The patient wants to…
1601: cataract skills after 1600 cases
Yesterday was video number 1600 which means that we have featured a new video/post every day for the past 1600…
1600: this resident loves MIGS
When you are a resident, make it a point of learning as much as possible. Do a wide variety of…
1599: leaky paracentesis causes issues
You may think that a paracentesis incision is trivial and has little effect on the case, but that is not…
1598: resident posterior polar cataract
We have covered posterior polar cataracts so many times that there is a separate category for these tricky cases. The…
1597: Final case of UCLA Residency
I have always marched to beat of my own drum and I never wanted to be in full-time academic medicine…
1596: resident divide and conquer
While I prefer variations of phaco chop for most of my cataract surgery cases, residents typically start learning cataract surgery…
1595: curriculum lesson 6: viscoelastics
Viscoelastics, also referred to as OVDs (ophthalmic visco-surgical devices), are viscous substances that allow us to make phaco-emulsification easier and…