2756: unedited resident case takes 28 min

We try to feature a resident surgery case every week so that our younger colleagues can learn the basics. I … More

2735: resident tracks own surgical progress

This is a very interesting video where a resident tracks surgical progress from case 1 to case 100 with regards … More

2721: resident case with prior lens puncture

The key to this case is making your capsulorhexis the normal size in 3 quadrants but then enlarging it to … More

2718: Eye surgery simulator improves skills

Have you ever wanted to learn and practice surgical techniques prior to performing surgery on patients? The best solution is … More

2707: resident case 60 is pretty good

Evaluating a cataract surgery performed by a beginner with approximately 60 cases of experience using the divide and conquer technique … More

2705: here is how to fix the capsulorhexis

What should you do if you make a capsulorhexis and it ends up too small and not centered? You enlarge … More

2700: Aussie resident does a white cataract

Learning to perform cataract surgery on white cataracts during residency is a valuable yet challenging experience that builds surgical confidence … More

2693: this means you need more anesthesia

During cataract surgery under topical anesthesia, if the patient becomes uncooperative and exhibits a strong Bell’s reflex, intraoperative management must … More

2686: Are you as good as this resident?

The ability for residents to learn cataract surgery has increased dramatically over the past many years due to the numerous … More

2685: beautiful job for 600 cases

During your residency training performing about 150 to 200 cataract surgeries is typical in the USA, with some programs offering … More

2679: forced to operate without supervision

This is an unfortunate situation where a resident surgeon in training is being forced to operate alone without supervision by … More

2672: resident case 120 is great

Our anonymous resident is performing case 120 and is doing a great job. For a beginning surgeon learning the divide … More

2658: resident case 260 with pupil ring

Our anonymous resident performs cataract case number 260 of training and uses a pupil expansion ring. The skills are good … More

2637: resident divide and conquer case

There is a good reason that the most commonly learned initial technique for nucleo-fractis is the divide and conquer method. … More

2630: case 11 for a junior resident

It is July and for most countries in the northern hemisphere, this is the beginning of the academic year which … More

2629: resident surgeon MSICS technique

MSICS is so important to learn that around the world residents (beginner surgeons) are incorporating this technique into their skillset. … More

2616: Filipino resident vertical chop

I am so incredibly impressed with the state of ophthalmology training in the Philippines and I just spent last weekend … More

2609: resident chop with a Sinskey hook

The story behind the Sinskey hook is that late ophthalmologist Dr Robert Sinskey dropped a straight instrument on the ground … More

2581: resident case of posterior synechiae

As a resident you want to start out with doing mostly routine cases of moderate nuclear density, with good dilation, … More

2569: PreTerminal Chop Technique

On yesterday’s CataractCoach Podcast we featured Prof. Sourabh Patwardhan MD who runs a training program to teach techniques like phaco … More

2560: resident case 100 horizontal chop

If you are a resident, fellow, or young surgeon who has done fewer than 500 cataract surgeries, then you owe … More

2553: ready to move to stop-and-chop

If you are a resident surgeon, how do you know that it’s time to move on from divide-and-conquer and learn … More

2552: The capsule just split. Now what?

This has happened to ALL of us cataract surgeons. And if it has not yet happened to you, that just … More

2546: resident case 124 is pretty good

Another Saturday resident case so that we can teach the world’s young ophthalmic surgeons how to become better at cataract … More

2539: Italian resident’s 8th cataract case

Our anonymous resident surgeon is just starting out and this is the 8th cataract case completed solo, under supervision from … More

2532: case 100 for a beginning surgeon

For many years now, we have been teaching the next generation of surgeons. And that is critically important because perhaps … More

2525: resident case 50 in a nonagenarian

When we operate on patients who are in their nineties (nonagenarians), things can be different because the tissues are weaker … More

2518: resident stop-and-chop case

There are about 500 senior residents in the USA who are graduating in a few months (by June 30, 2025) … More

2511: great job resident horizontal chop

Every year it seems like the resident surgeons are getting better and better. The access to so many great learning … More

2504: resident surgeon tries vertical chop

I am proud of any resident surgeon who is driven to learn new techniques during training and then to upload … More

2497: resident case 100 evaluation

If you are a learning cataract surgery, this video shows you about where your skills should be by case 100. … More

2490: resident case 25 evaluation

Today is the day, March 1, 2025 when we launch our sister channel RetinaRounds.com so please go check it out … More

2448: resident case 200 evaluation

This is cataract case 200 for this young surgeon in training and it is a pretty good procedure. Certainly there … More

2441: Cataract Hazard Perception Test

At the UKISCRS meeting in London (November 2024), I saw a presentation from a young ophthalmologist, Dr Alasdair Simpson from … More

2434: young surgeon’s great phaco chop

Our guest surgeon is young and at the beginning of a long career and has the skill development to perform … More

2420: tough resident case of sclerokeratitis

When you study the analytics of CataractCoach videos, you may be surprised to find out that resident surgical cases are … More

2406: registrar case 110 analysis

Our guest surgeon is a registrar (resident) who is in the middle of ophthalmology surgical training and this is case … More

2399: resident case 15 vs case 180 progress

This resident is great because she/he cares enough to record cases and then submit a comparison of case 15 versus … More

2385: resident’s first pupil expansion ring

We recently featured a similar case here where a resident surgeon perform’s the first pupil expansion ring of the career. … More

2378: Can an AC maintainer help?

Using an AC maintainer to keep the eye inflated is helpful during complex surgeries like intra-scleral haptic fixation of an … More

2371: resident spiral out capsulorhexis

Performing a spiral out capsulorhexis is a good way to approach a white cataract where the risk of capsular run-out … More

2370: first time doing a white cataract

As you know, we like to keep all resident cases anonymous here on CataractCoach. And this video is a resident’s … More

2350: great job for cataract case 500

Edit: I totally missed this in the review of this case: the IOL goes in the eye upside down! Watch … More

2338: Professor teaches divide & conquer

In this video, Prof. Lloyd Williams teaches a resident how to perform divide-and-conquer phaco and then goes on to show … More

2329: senior resident tries phaco chop

Any type of nucleo-fractis is great: divide-and-conquer, stop-and-chop, pre-chop, femto-laser, or any variation of phaco chop. As long as you … More

2324: understanding hand position in phaco

Our guest surgeon is Prof. Lloyd Williams from Duke University who had this split screen video so that we can … More

2322: Case 10 for this junior resident

Time to help the next generation and we ask that the experienced surgeons give suggestions to help this junior resident. … More

2315: senior resident helps junior resident

In this video the senior resident has done about 200 cataract surgeries and now takes the initiative to help teach … More

2308: another resident learns stop-and-chop

Stop-and-chop is a solid technique of nucleus removal and we have featured many videos teaching this method on CataractCoach. In … More

2307: do whatever you need to do

This case was anonymously submitted and the question was posed: is it permissible to use all of these techniques in … More