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Category: Phaco Chop

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

complete cataract case, toric IOL

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

cataract surgery, endo-nucleus

1462: new graduate performs phaco chop

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

beginner surgeon, phaco chop

1442: this nucleus is denser than it looks

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

cataract surgery, phaco chop

1431: this is why I just need one chop

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

cataract surgery, phaco chop

1430: mom of an ophthalmologist

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

cataract surgery, fellow ophthalmologist

1399: four simultaneous camera angles

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

cataract surgery

1378: young surgeon chop technique

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

phaco chop

1360: cross chop technique

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

phaco chop

1354: phaco parameters for efficiency

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

phaco fundamentals, phaco machine

1333: pre-chopper for nucleus division

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

cataract surgery, pre-chop

1320: do I prefer flip or chop?

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

flip and chop, phaco chop, phaco flip

1316: slow motion of combo phaco chop

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

phaco chop, slow motion

1311: routine case with moderate density

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

cataract surgery, phaco chop

1298: cortical cleaving hydro-dissection

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

cataract surgery, hydrodissection

1271: please steal this phaco technique

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

complete cataract case, phaco chop

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

dense white cataract, pre-chop

1247: Bent Needle Pre-Chopper

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

chopper, phaco chop

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

dense cataract, phaco chop

1187: don’t place the probe in the center

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

phaco chop

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