The eye is a very fragile organ and trauma can cause dramatic damage that can be challenging to repair. We…
1553: Curriculum: Lesson 3: Ready to Operate
Please take note that there is now a separate link for Curriculum & Special Series on the homepage of CataractCoach.com…
1552: skill level after 250 cases done
Another anonymous USA resident sent me a video of the last case of residency, case number 250 where the nucleus…
1551: challenging traumatic cataract
When dealing with a traumatic cataract, the extent of tissue damage is not always fully understood until the surgery begins.…
1550: scarred posterior capsule
In the case presented here, the patient has a long-standing, dense, white cataract that has caused some scarring to the…
1549: cataract surgery in angle closure
Cataract surgery in the setting of angle closure glaucoma is very challenging because the anterior chamber is very shallow, the…
1548: skill level after 2000 surgeries
We have previously discussed the surgical learning curve with a detailed explanation how the beginning part of the curve is…
1547: Quiz: Why is the IOL decentered?
Look carefully at the picture and see if you can determine why the IOL is decentered? The capsulorhexis looks good…
1546: The Key to Ophthalmology Residency
I recently enjoyed participating in a podcast with Dr Rizul Nathani, who hosts the OpenGlobeTk.com interview series which is focused…
1545: floppy iris syndrome management
Floppy iris syndrome is routinely encountered by all cataract surgeons and it can be quite challenging to effectively manage. This…
1544: the first chop didn’t work, so…
Enough resident cases for now. If you’re a novice surgeon who has enjoyed learning from the resident cases, you can…
1543: resident pre-chopper technique
There are many ways to disassemble the nucleus into smaller fragments and the pre-chopper technique works well. This is a…
1542: tough resident cataract case
This is a very tough resident cataract case and there are some complications. The most important point is that the…
1541: iris got caught in the phaco probe
The iris is a delicate and dynamic tissue that can inadvertently be aspirated into our phaco probe or irrigation/aspiration probe…
1540: Why won’t the IOL stay in the bag?
Cataract Quiz: Look at the picture above and see if you can figure out why the IOL keeps coming out…
1539: IOL calc case study 2: prior LASIK
Today’s interesting IOL calc case study features another patient with anisometropia, similar to IOL calc case study 1, where the…
1538: resident flip and chop case
Continuing with our theme of studying resident cataract surgeries in July, this case showcases a young resident from Brazil who…
1537: graduating from divide + conquer
How can you tell when it’s time for you to graduate from divide-and-conquer? You certainly need to attain some degree…
1536: improve your divide-and-conquer
Most resident surgeons start learning phaco with the divide-and-conquer technique for a good reason. This technique is not time dependent,…
1535: resident capsulorhexis rescue
Learning the capsulorhexis is one of the toughest steps of cataract surgery. In this case, a resident surgeon encounters a…