1611: dense cataract with foot pedal video

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

1590: flip & chop and clear corneas

This is a complete cataract case, shown start to finish, of a routine cataract surgery using the flip and chop … More

Multiple CataractCoach.com subscribers have emailed me to ask for pearls for success with phaco flip and chop. They have some … More

We have previously discussed the surgical learning curve with a detailed explanation how the beginning part of the curve is … More

Enough resident cases for now. If you’re a novice surgeon who has enjoyed learning from the resident cases, you can … More

We are in the middle of July and that means that ophthalmology residents in the USA are starting the academic … More

This is a complete cataract case, shown start to finish, using the tilt and chop technique. This is like the … More

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

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