As a resident you want to start out with doing mostly routine cases of moderate nuclear density, with good dilation, and no confounding factors. But as you gain more skill, you want to start pushing the limits to include more challenges such as this case of prior angle closure glaucoma which resulted in posterior synechiae. What would be your approach? Would you use iris hooks or a pupil expansion device? Watch the video and please give your input for this young surgeon to learn.