Secrets to Avoid Corneal Edema after Cataract Surgery

Corneal edema can occur after cataract surgery due to a number of factors such as a higher degree of ultrasonic … More

Combined Phaco + DMEK Surgery for Fuchs’ Dystrophy

This patient has a cataract as well as Fuch’s corneal dystrophy. Her pre-operative corneal pachymetry is almost 700 microns centrally … More

Phaco Chop without using the phaco probe

This is a cataract surgery performed by a resident in training and the patient is known to have Fuchs’ corneal … More

Solving a tough case of Hexagonal Keratotomy

Featuring guest surgeon: Arun Gulani MD from Jacksonville, Florida, USA This complex case involved a patient who underwent hexagonal keratotomy … More

Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

The skills learned from cataract surgery, such as working within the anterior chamber and pivoting within the incisions, can be … More

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