The divide and conquer technique is a tried and true method for nucleo-fractis. It works well in a variety of … More
Category: dense cataract
1281: flip and chop when it’s dense
This complete cataract case shows the entire surgery from first incision until the end. This allows for great learning for … More
1263: double hook pre-chop technique
Our guest surgeon, Dr Érico Jun Oda from Brazil, does a great job with this surgery. Using just two hooks … More
1254: intra-nuclear stone formation
This patient has suffered from a dense white cataract for many years. During that time the lens cortex became liquefied … More
1239: dense brunescent cataract
This patient has a very dense, brunscent, fibrous cataract in the left eye. Fortunately, the right eye has a moderate … More
1213: chop this dense cataract in the bag
This patient has a 4+ nuclear sclerotic cataract which we would classify as dense. Fortunately, it is not quite at … More
1155: dense cataract, small pupil, MIGS
This is a tough case in an 87 year old patient who has a small pupil, a dense cataract, and … More
1151: white cataract and uveitis synechiae
This patient has a long standing history of uveitis which has resulted in synechiae between the iris and the anterior … More
1144: white cataract intra-capsular surgery
Decades ago the standard cataract surgery was an intra-capsular cataract extraction. This involved making a large incision, injecting alpha chymotrypsin … More
1138: my 100 year old cataract patient
This patient is 100 years old and she now has decided that she would like cataract surgery. Certainly we are … More
1124: Pearls for learning MSICS
It may surprise you to know that many young ophthalmologists in the USA do not have experience performing MSICS. In … More
1123: dense brunescent cataract chop
This video showcases the entire surgery which we are running at 2x speed so that it is just 5 minutes. … More
1091: Dense Cataract and Nystagmus
Our guest surgeon is Dr Érico Jun Oda from Brazil and he demonstrates an expert level cataract surgery in a … More
1079: you must learn SICS / ECCE
More than 20 years ago when I was a resident ophthalmologist at the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, we performed … More
1008: Horizontal Chop Technique
Our guest surgeon is Dr Hafidi Zouheir from Rabat, Morocco and he expertly demonstrates the horizontal chop technique for a … More
Pseudo-Exfoliation White Cataract
Our guest surgeon today is a young ophthalmologist from Spain and he is performing phaco for a patient with a … More
Cataract, cornea transplant, glaucoma tube
Our guest surgeon is Guillermo Amescua MD who is a faculty member at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. … More
Femtosecond Laser White Cataract
Our guest surgeon today is Xiongfei Liu MD from Sacramento, California. He was previously a resident with us at our … More
Cataract Quiz: Where is the hidden piece?
Time for another cataract quiz — look carefully at the photo above. Where is the nuclear fragment hiding? And how … More
Cataract Quiz: When did the break happen?
This patient has a relatively dense cataract and requires a toric IOL for 2 diopters of regular corneal astigmatism. When … More