When we describe a cataract nucleus as leathery, we mean that it is fibrous in nature and our chops and … More
Category: reader submissions
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
Should you do a Primary Piggyback IOL?
In highly hyperopic eyes and nanophthalmic eyes the required IOL power can be very high, sometimes in excess of +40 … 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
