Expert Level Divide-and-Conquer

Many surgeons like the divide-and-conquer technique and it is widely used here in the USA. For young surgeons, it is … More

Evaluation of a resident chop technique

This video was submitted by a resident in Asia who is still learning phaco and has upgraded to using the … More

Guest Surgeon: Phaco Chop Technique

This video was anonymously submitted by an experienced surgeon who wants us to analyze the phaco chop technique and give … More

Resident Stop and Chop Cataract #50

After doing 50 cataract surgeries, most beginning surgeons have developed good technique for the steps of the procedure. For surgeons … More

Analyzing a resident Stop-and-Chop case

Most of the uncut surgical videos that are shown here are very efficient and complete cases can be performed in … More

Milky fluid leaks out of the intumescent cataract

We have explained over the course of many videos that intumescent white cataracts are challenging. One of the primary considerations … More

Solving a tough case of Hexagonal Keratotomy

Featuring guest surgeon: Arun Gulani MD from Jacksonville, Florida, USA This complex case involved a patient who underwent hexagonal keratotomy … More

Needle Puncture for Intumescent White Cataracts

An intumescent white cataract is where the cortex has become opaque and liquified which increases the pressure within the capsular … More

Let’s watch a resident perform divide-and-conquer

Many residents choose divide-and-conquer as the first nucleo-fractis technique to learn during residency training. This technique has been featured here … More

Analysis of a Resident’s 60th Cataract Surgery

As we get close to starting the academic year in the USA (which runs from July 1, 2019 to June … More

Analysis of a Resident’s 50th Cataract Surgery (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of 2 where we are analyzing an anonymous resident’s 50th cataract surgery, which is very early … More

Guest Surgeon: Cataract with Fibrotic Anterior Capsule

In rare cataract cases, particularly those from prior trauma, we can get fibrosis of the anterior capsule. This makes the … More

Guest Surgeon: Chopping a Dense, Leathery Cataract

When we describe a cataract nucleus as leathery, we mean that it is fibrous in nature and our chops and … More

Review: Complete this case without vitreous prolapse

This is a great learning case from one of our young surgeons in training. The video is 14 minutes long … More

Resident Posterior Polar Cataract with Hydro-Delineation

With a posterior polar cataract, the posterior capsule can be weak, fragile, or even focally absent and this poses challenges … More

Ahmed Valve Placement for Neo-Vascular Glaucoma

This patient has a history of severe diabetic eye disease including proliferative retinopathy and prior pan-retinal photocoagulation as well as … More

Be Careful if you see the Hole Punch Sign during Phaco

In your first 1000 cataract surgeries, the most common cause of a posterior capsule rupture is iatrogenic damage from the … More

Never make your phaco incision like this!

In this anonymous video we have a phaco incision that is very poorly made. The placement is too far from … More

Guest Surgeon: Femto & Capsular Tension Segments

This is a tricky case: a traumatic cataract with extensive zonular loss and weakenss in a younger patient with high … More

Guest Surgeon: Cataract with prior Trabeculectomy

This is a great video submitted by Dr. Mohammed Ghoneem from Alexandria, Egypt where he shows his method for successful … More

Guest Surgeon: Capsular Bag Power Wash Technique

Our guest surgeon, Dr. Anton A. Eijpe from the Netherlands, demonstrates his technique of capsular bag power washing using balanced … More

Guest Surgeon: White Cataract Stop-and-Chop

It is good to learn from various techniques from many different surgeons. You get to see the differences and similarities … More

Should you try to rescue a dropped nucleus?

For most situations, I recommend that if the cataract nucleus drops into the vitreous cavity due to a ruptured posterior … More

Pre-Chopper Technique for Phaco Surgery

The Pre-Chopper instrument was developed by Takayuki Akahoshi MD from Japan and it allows the cataract nucleus to be divided … More

Slow Motion Analysis of Phaco with EDOF IOL

Among our most popular features is the slow motion analysis of cataract surgery: when we slow down the video, we … More

Video Review: Posterior Polar Cataract Bowl Technique

This video is from Dr. Ravi Prasad Challa from Hyderabad, India and it shows his bowl technique for performing cataract … More