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

1645: phacolytic glaucoma & synechiae

Our guest surgeon does a great job with a very difficult cataract surgery. The patient has phacolytic glaucoma where the … More

Surgeons who want to learn phaco chop sometimes have a challenge with the foot pedal control. When should energy be … More

Our guest surgeon is a very experienced cataract surgeon and an expert at phaco, but he has decided to perform … More

I recently did LASIK surgery for a young patient, in his early 20s, who surprised me when he said that … More

This is a fun video where I give the commentary while watching it for the first time. The case is … More

This video is a series of three separate surgeries on the same patient, by the same surgeon, Dr Jimmy Hu … More

Our guest surgeon is an amazing surgeon, Dr Neto Rosatelli from Brazil. He presents a very, very dense cataract in … More

DWC stands for dense white cataract and in this case, that is exactly what we have. In addition, the anterior … More

“The toughest case of my life” is quite a statement when it is said by a highly experienced, expert level … More

In this case, there was a dense central endo-nucleus that seemed somewhat resistant to chopping. When I chopped the nucleus, … More

Another great case from the 2022 ASCRS CataractCoach instructional course, this time focusing on dense cataracts. There are some good … More

This is a tough case where the nucleus is very dense and difficult to chop, but the bigger challenge is … More

There is a pleasure in helping patients with a dense brunescent cataract: we enjoy the surgical challenge and the patient … More

This is a complete cataract case, shown start to finish, of a patient seen in my private clinic. At the … More

Our guest surgeon is Jack Shao MD who is a faculty member at the Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland … More

In an eye with a truly dense, hyper-mature cataract, MSICS (manual small incision cataract surgery) can be a better option … More

The divide and conquer technique is a tried and true method for nucleo-fractis. It works well in a variety of … More

This complete cataract case shows the entire surgery from first incision until the end. This allows for great learning for … More

Our guest surgeon, Dr Érico Jun Oda from Brazil, does a great job with this surgery. Using just two hooks … More