When I was a resident ophthalmologist, we learned to do manual ECCE cataract surgery before moving to phacoemulsification. This manual … More
Category: MSICS
1476: ASCRS case 7: dense cataract tricks
Another great case from the 2022 ASCRS CataractCoach instructional course, this time focusing on dense cataracts. There are some good … More
1467: MSICS: new resident surgeon
This video shows a beginner surgeon in residency who is performing MSICS. I show you this video to encourage you … More
1466: MSICS: temporal incisions
Incisions for phaco surgery are usually made either temporal or superior. For MSICS, we typically make the incision superior because … More
1465: MSICS: bailout for rhexis runout
MSICS can be a great way to rescue a very difficult case. We recently presented a video of a master … More
1464: MSICS nucleus visco-expression
Our next video for MSICS week is showing the technique of visco-expression of the nucleus. It is important to avoid … More
1463: MISCS: optimizing the incision
I was speaking with a surgeon recently who stated that there was no need to learn MSICS because any nucleus … More