If you are currently performing the Divide-and-Conquer technique of nuclear division, then moving to the Stop-and-Chop technique is relatively easy. It also gives you a half-way point before moving to direct phaco chop. Every resident surgeon can learn the stop-and-chop technique and this playlist can help. We have many videos about this technique (use the search function at the bottom of the page), but here we will focus on just four videos:
