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

2301: should a resident implant a MFIOL?

My commentary for this video may be a little controversial: I think that a resident should not implant a multi-focal … More

2300: resident case 80 stop-and-chop

If you have not yet tried to perform stop-and-chop and instead do only divide and conquer, I encourage you to … More

2294: resident case 35 is pretty good… but

Yesterday’s video featured case number 350 from a new surgeon and today we have a different surgeon with just one … More

2293: Case 350 with a dense cataract

A dense cataract is more challenging because of the difficulty in breaking it into smaller pieces (nucleo-fractis) and the increased … More

2280: PGY4 resident’s 71st case critique

This is case 71 for a PGY4 resident (post-graduate year 4, which is the last year of residency in the … More

2266: What case number is this?

This is a video of an anonymous resident surgeon in training and my question to you is: What case number … More

2265: resident pit and chop technique

This is an anonymous resident surgeon who is performing the pit and chop technique. Much like the submarine chop, this … More

2245: resident stop-and chop case 175

Last week we featured a different resident performing a stop-and-chop cataract surgery and it was very poorly done. That video … More

2238: this resident is in danger

We receive about 30 to 50 videos from surgeons every week and from those, we can only pick a few … More

2201: moving beyond divide & conquer

Like most modern day cataract surgeons, the first phaco nucleo-fractis technique that I learned was divide and conquer. It is … More

2173: Progress: case 500 routine case

This video shows case 500 from a young surgeon who was not given special treatment and who was actually judged … More

2172: progress: case 180 routine case

I am ready to break some hearts and be totally honest: you must stop being a snowflake and accept the … More

2119: resident surgeon asks for help

To learn cataract surgery, you must put in a lot of effort ahead of time. This means downloading the free … More

2110: UK registrar case 300 review

Time for you to put your expertise to work and we, as a collective group, can help this young surgeon … More

2109: European resident case 30 advice

Time for you to put your expertise to work and we, as a collective group, can help this young surgeon … More

2024: a resident’s first capsule rupture

All cataract surgeons will experience a posterior capsule rupture many times during the course of a career. This complication is … More

1998: case 250 how do you compare?

In the learning curve of cataract surgery, for most ophthalmologists case 500 is half-way up the learning curve. While you … More

1971: resident surgeon stop-and-chop

This left handed resident surgeon does a great job for case 78 but there are some important improvements which need … More

1941: excellent resident horizontal chop

This resident surgeon presents case 250 which features an excellent phaco chop technique. This resident has obviously spent much time … More