I’ve often said that one of the most amazing miracles of modern medicine is performing phaco for a patient with white cataracts. In a beautiful surgical procedure, we can return great sight to patients who present to us as blind or severely visually impaired. These white cataracts can pose some challenges, particularly with capsulorhexis creation and in this case, also with the increased nuclear density. This video is presented at 4x speed so that we can learn from this case in just a few minutes. When you look at the title pic above, besides the eyelashes being exposed on the field, what else let’s you know that this is a young surgeon early in the learning process? Yes, perhaps the capsulorhexis, but also you will see the phaco needle being pushed against the side of the corneal incision. What is your advice for this resident in training?
