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Category: beginning surgeons / novice surgeons

1726: resident stop and chop case 200

Stop and chop is an important technique to learn during residency and even if you move on to a chop … More

resident cataract surgery, stop and chop cataract surgery

1719: Crater Chop Technique

This resident cataract surgery case shows the crater chop technique where a central section of the nucleus is bowled out … More

phaco chop, resident cataract surgery

1683: resident case 78 – what needs work?

In many surgical fields studies have shown that surgeons in training who have a history of video game playing tend … More

resident cataract surgery

1681: your advice for this young doctor

Time for a group effort from out CataractCoach fans: this young surgeon has submitted case 100 and asks for our … More

beginner surgeon, resident cataract surgery

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 … More

resident cataract surgery, small pupil cataract surgery

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 … More

beginner surgeon, ophthalmology residency

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, … More

resident cataract surgery, shallow AC

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 … More

capsulorhexis, resident cataract surgery

1641: the keratome just cannot penetrate

This is a case from a resident surgeon who is learning cataract surgery. And the big initial challenge is making … More

corneal phaco incisions, keratomes

1638: surprise zonular weakness

This resident surgeon does a good job with this tough case of a traumatic cataract. The intumescent liquefied lens cortex … More

resident cataract surgery, weak zonular support, white cataract

1634: resident conquers the white cataract

A white cataract is a challenge for any surgeon, no matter how experienced, because the risks of potential complications is … More

resident cataract surgery, white cataracts

1633: I am amazed by this resident surgeon

This anonymous video features case number 25 from a young resident ophthalmologist in training. The surgical skill, for case 25, … More

resident cataract surgery, stop and chop cataract surgery

1596: resident divide and conquer

While I prefer variations of phaco chop for most of my cataract surgery cases, residents typically start learning cataract surgery … More

divide-and-conquer, resident cataract surgery

1577: improvement after 100 surgeries

Our anonymous resident surgeon submitted a video of routine cataract surgery which we featured a few months ago as video … More

resident cataract surgery

1570: surgeon learns flip and chop

Our video is from an anonymous young surgeon in Australia who has learned the technique of flip and chop. The … More

flip and chop, phaco flip

1552: skill level after 250 cases done

Another anonymous USA resident sent me a video of the last case of residency, case number 250 where the nucleus … More

resident cataract surgery

1543: resident pre-chopper technique

There are many ways to disassemble the nucleus into smaller fragments and the pre-chopper technique works well. This is a … More

pre-chop, resident cataract surgery

1541: iris got caught in the phaco probe

The iris is a delicate and dynamic tissue that can inadvertently be aspirated into our phaco probe or irrigation/aspiration probe … More

iris damage, resident cataract surgery

1538: resident flip and chop case

Continuing with our theme of studying resident cataract surgeries in July, this case showcases a young resident from Brazil who … More

flip and chop, resident cataract surgery

1536: improve your divide-and-conquer

Most resident surgeons start learning phaco with the divide-and-conquer technique for a good reason. This technique is not time dependent, … More

divide-and-conquer, resident cataract surgery

1535: resident capsulorhexis rescue

Learning the capsulorhexis is one of the toughest steps of cataract surgery. In this case, a resident surgeon encounters a … More

resident cataract surgery, run-out capsulorhexis

1534: a resident’s first phaco chop

We are in the middle of July and that means that ophthalmology residents in the USA are starting the academic … More

phaco chop, resident cataract surgery

1533: handholding for your first phaco

Seasoned ophthalmologists frequently ask the technique for helping a resident surgeon complete that very first cataract surgery case. As we … More

resident cataract surgery

1526: your first proctored surgical cases

Recent ophthalmology graduates are sometimes surprised that they must be proctored for surgical cases even though they have completed years … More

cataract surgery

1524: surgical lessons from Scotland

I was recently in Scotland to speak at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists meeting in Glasgow in May 2022. The … More

#lifelessons, advice, teaching

1504: YoungMD connect contest winner

The grand prize winner of the YoungMD Connect video contest is Dr Sunil Mamtora from the UK. His video should … More

contest winners, video contest

1503: YoungMDconnect contest results

I want to thank all of the CataractCoach and YoungMD Connect fans for the video submissions. As you realize, just … More

contest winners, video contest

1467: MSICS: new resident surgeon

This video shows a beginner surgeon in residency who is performing MSICS. I show you this video to encourage you … More

MSICS, resident cataract surgery

1462: new graduate performs phaco chop

I am very proud of this young surgeon who is performing phaco chop for this routine cataract case. Let’s face … More

beginner surgeon, phaco chop

1452: always give the benefit of the doubt

This is one of the most critically important lessons in ophthalmic surgery. You must remember that the result of surgery … More

surgical discussion, surgical pearls

1437: another dropping nucleus!

We just featured a similar complication two days ago in video 1435, so why are we showing another dropping nucleus? … More

dropped nucleus

1435: Why did the nucleus drop?

In this surgery, the posterior capsule will rupture and the nucleus will drop into the vitreous cavity. When do you … More

dropped nucleus

1428: can you achieve this by case 1000?

If you are subscribing to our daily email from CataractCoach, then you are already passionate about being an expert cataract … More

cataract surgery, efficiency

1427: Let’s critique registrar case #50

This young ophthalmologist in training is a registrar in the UK and s/he has submitted an anonymous video for critique. … More

registrar cataract surgery, resident cataract surgery

1397: Contest Winner: Grand Prize

Congratulations to Dr Heather Broyles, an ophthalmology resident at the University of Arkansas Jones Eye Institute. Her video won the … More

contest winners

1396: Contest Winners: 2nd & 3rd place

From our USF + CataractCoach video contest, I present to you the 2nd and 3rd place winners. These videos are … More

contest winners

1395: Contest Winners: Honorable Mention

I had the pleasure of being a visiting professor at the University of South Florida USF Eye Institute in Tampa, … More

contest winners, resident cataract surgery

1380: every little surgical step is critical

Ophthalmic surgery can be very unforgiving. There is often very little or no room for error because the delicate ocular … More

complications, future challenges

1378: young surgeon chop technique

The young surgeon featured in this video does an excellent job of performing phaco chop in this routine cataract case. … More

phaco chop

1371: resident cataract case 101 review

This is our last video in the series of resident cataract cases at different points along the learning curve. Even … More

resident cataract surgery

1369: resident cataract case 90 review

This is a tough cataract for a beginning surgeon, but with the help of the supervising attending physician, the case … More

resident cataract surgery

1368: resident cataract case 74 review

This is a tough cataract for a beginning surgeon, but with the help of the supervising attending physician, the case … More

resident cataract surgery

1367: resident cataract case 60 review

This is a tough cataract for a beginning surgeon, but with the help of the supervising attending physician, the case … More

resident cataract surgery

1366: resident cataract case 13 review

This is a tough cataract for a beginning surgeon, but with the help of the supervising attending physician, the case … More

resident cataract surgery

1364: benchmark for resident case 100

There is no doubt that cataract surgery is very difficult to learn. Learning intra-ocular surgery is likely the most difficult … More

benchmark, resident cataract surgery

1358: sub-incisional cortex removal

In the USA, the most common method for removal of cortex is using a coaxial IA probe, whereas in other … More

cortex, surgical pearls

1343: operate on the steep axis if possible

Some beginning surgeons like to shift the phaco incision in order to maximize their “hand comfort” even if that means … More

corneal phaco incisions

1337: how to needle encapsulated setons

A glaucoma seton, such as the Ahmed Valve from New World Medical (by the way, it is not named or … More

ahmed valve, glaucoma, neo-vascular glaucoma

1302: suturing a phaco wound burn

We have covered the topic of phaco wound burn many times and we even had a very astute resident prevent … More

phaco wound burn, suturing

1296: senior resident case 50 critique

I admire the resident surgeon who submitted this video. S/he cares so much about surgical development of skills that the … More

resident cataract surgery

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