1501: complete toric IOL technique

Toric IOLs are great options to address corneal astigmatism, especially when it is 1 diopter or greater in magnitude. This … More

1487: dense central endo-nucleus

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

I am very proud of this young surgeon who is performing phaco chop for this routine cataract case. Let’s face … More

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

For routine cataract cases, I can perform just one phaco chop to split the nucleus into two halves and then … More

Since our surgery center is in Beverly Hills, I have many celebrities as patients. Multiple actors / actresses who have … More

Our guest surgeon is Dr Andre Berger from Brazil and he is an accomplished, expert cataract surgeon. In this video … More

The young surgeon featured in this video does an excellent job of performing phaco chop in this routine cataract case. … More

I enjoyed watching this video where our guest surgeon performs a technique that he calls swift chop. What’s interesting about … More

Surgeons frequently ask me to list my phaco settings for performing efficient cataract surgery. Let me be the first to … More

The pre-chopper is an instrument with two blades which are shaped like paddles and they are embedded into the nucleus … More

Many CataractCoach fans have emailed me asking which technique I prefer for routine cases: phaco flip or phaco chop? Some … More

This video features a combination phaco chop (a combination of vertical chop and horizontal chop techniques) where we play the … More

Don’t be fooled into thinking that there is not much to be learned from watching a routine cataract case. As … More

This video shows the technique of cortical cleaving hydro-dissection which we have previously covered. This involves using the fluid wave … More

We all learn from each other — that’s one of the best things about ophthalmology. My surgical techniques are an … More

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

Our guest surgeon, Val Apostolov MD, has been featured on CataractCoach many times before. He is an innovative surgeon who … More

This patient has a 4+ nuclear sclerotic cataract which we would classify as dense. Fortunately, it is not quite at … More

To achieve the best combo chop, you want to have a sufficient distance between the phaco probe and the chopper … More