We have covered the topic of femtosecond lasers in cataract surgery many times before. Most cataract surgeries performed in the…
1667: case 2500 small pupil, no ring needed
Many surgeons will see this small pupil and immediate ask for a pupil expansion ring or iris hooks and that…
1666: IOL exchange for glare, halos
Some patients just cannot tolerate a trifocal IOL design and that is compounded if the refractive target is missed and…
1665: Curriculum Lesson 11: basic phaco chop
Phaco chop is the most common nucleo-fractis technique among expert and master cataract surgeons because it is the most efficient…
1664: how to filter triamcinolone Kenalog
In a previous video we showed how to remove 90% of the preservative from a vial of triamcinolone by aspirating…
1663: resident fixes synechiae small pupil
This small pupil case has a surprise in store for you. The patient has a history of prior uveitis which…
1662: expansion ring for small pupils
Happy Thanksgiving to my USA followers – my favorite holiday of the year because we express our gratitude for the…
1661: X-NIT simplifies Yamane IOL fixation
Our guest surgeon has developed a novel technique for simplifying the Yamane IOL scleral fixation procedure. Typically with the Yamane…
1660: monocular patient with prior trab
A monocular patient is always a challenge because the patient has just the one eye. This often instills a fear…
1659: when the anterior capsule wrinkles
Just looking at these two screenshots makes me take a deep breath. The anterior lens capsule is supposed to be…
1658: IOL calc case study 10: amblyopia
We often have patients with a history of amblyopia who are now presenting for cataract surgery. The cause of the…
1657: six mistakes young surgeons make
These key lessons are so important that I have made a new updated video for the current crop of young…
1656: a really tough case for a resident
For any cataract surgeon this is a tough case: 94 year old patient (nonagenarian), short axial length, shallow anterior chamber,…
1655: massaging the intumescent lens
The liquefied lens cortex in an intumescent white cataract creates increased pressure within the capsular bag and this can lead…
1654: this capsulorhexis will radialize
Looking at this picture, the capsulorhexis appears to be proceeding well. It is round and intact and the resident is…
1653: two cataract surgeons walk into…
It is truly an honor to perform cataract surgery on the eyes of fellow ophthalmologists and I have been blessed…
1652: Quiz: What is the problem here?
If you have done less than 1000 cataract surgeries, then you may find this quiz very challenging. Look carefully at…
1651: Curriculum lesson 10: stop and chop
Our full curriculum series can be found here. https://cataractcoach.com/category/curriculum/ The Stop-and-Chop technique for nucleus removal during cataract surgery blends aspects…
1650: how to reposition a toric IOL
When we implant a toric IOL to address pre-existing corneal astigmatism, we need to orient the axis of the IOL…
1649: phaco wound burns
This video is critically important, especially for younger surgeons, because a phaco wound burn is a complication that happens more…