The skills learned from cataract surgery, such as working within the anterior chamber and pivoting within the incisions, can be … More
Category: corneal issues / dystrophies
Quiz: Cataract Surgery in Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy
Look carefully at the picture and tell me what you would do differently for this cataract surgery. This patient has … More
Small Pupil, Dense Cataract, Corneal Scar, Glaucoma
The key to approaching a difficult surgery is to use a stepwise approach. In the case presented here, we have … More
Never make your phaco incision like this!
In this anonymous video we have a phaco incision that is very poorly made. The placement is too far from … More
Descemet Detachment at the Phaco Incision
When we construct our corneal phaco incisions, we must be careful to give them the proper architecture and form. We … More
Hydration & Sealing of Corneal Phaco Incisions
A properly constructed phaco incision will allow good access to the anterior chamber for cataract surgery and then will seal … More
Cataract Surgery after 20-cut Radial Keratotomy
We have covered the topic of cataract surgery in eyes with prior radial keratotomy (RK) but this case is unusual … More
Salzmann Nodules and Cataract Surgery
Salzmann nodules occur at the limbus or peripheral cornea and can disrupt the ocular surface, even causing an irregular ocular … More
Air Bubbles to Monitor Viscoelastic Retention
Does viscoelastic stay inside the eye when we inject it there to protect the corneal endothelium? Or does it get … More
Cataract Surgery in Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy
Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy is a disorder in which the corneal endothelium becomes progressively weak, leading to corneal decompensation and decreased … More
Cataract Surgery in Keratoconus
Patients with keratoconus, like all patients, eventually develop cataracts. However, cataract surgery in these keratocomic eyes is not the same … More