1264: Yamane IOL fixation step-by-step

Our guest surgeon, Dr Utku Limon from Turkey, does a great job of performing the Yamane IOL fixation technique where … More

1235: convert to manual ECCE surgery

This case poses a big challenge: the posterior capsule ruptures and we realize this when there is suddenly a pronounced … More

1229: IOL exchange & Soemmering Ring

This patient had cataract surgery years prior with significant intra-operative complications. The posterior capsule was ruptured and a sulcus IOL … More

1221: traumatic cataract lens penetration

This patient sustained a penetrating ocular injury about one year ago. He was working on a construction project and a … More

1219: posterior polar capsule rupture

This patient has bilateral posterior polar cataracts which progressively became more opaque and caused increasing visual problems. The first eye … More

1214: the chopper just broke the capsule

A ruptured posterior capsule is a complication that can happen in any cataract surgery. There are two types of ophthalmologists … More

1211: white cataract drops into vitreous

Our guest surgeon presents a case of a surprise complication when the white cataract falls into the vitreous cavity. He … More

1201: resident ruptured capsule case

This anonymous submitted video is from a resident who has edited down the video to the pertinent parts of the … More

1198: run-out rhexis leads to vitreous

The capsulorhexis is a very important part of the cataract surgery because it ensures compartmentalization of the eye during phacoemulsification … More

1162: resident posterior capsule rupture

This resident experiences a posterior capsule rupture during phaco and there is still a lot of nuclear lens material in … More

1154: posterior assisted levitation PAL

In this case the posterior capsule ruptures during hydro-dissection. With a wide open posterior capsule, the nucleus starts to descend … More

1144: white cataract intra-capsular surgery

Decades ago the standard cataract surgery was an intra-capsular cataract extraction. This involved making a large incision, injecting alpha chymotrypsin … More

1096: converting from phaco to ECCE

There are rare times when it becomes important to convert from phaco to manual extra-capsular cataract extraction. This is one … More

1080: phaco tip punctures the capsule

This anonymously submitted video shows a complication that can happen to any of us. This patient had a white cataract … More

1041: Playlist: Anterior Vitrectomy

Face the truth: every cataract surgeon encounters an intra-operative complication where an anterior vitrectomy is needed to complete the case. … More

1021: the nucleus drops during phaco

This anonymously submitted video shows a complication from a resident cataract surgery. The capsulorhexis radializes in the sub-incisional area and … More