Quiz: What does this sign mean?

You are just about to start the capsulorhexis and you notice that the anterior lens capsule has straie emanating radially … More

Opacities seen during cataract surgery

In this unusual case we see opacities in the red reflex during cataract surgery. Most of these are within the … More

This patient has an intumescent white cataract but something is different about this case. In fact, there is a very … More

An average eye has an axial length of about 23 to 24 mm, but this patient had an axial length … More

A macula-off retinal detachment usually means a more limited visual prognosis because the critical central vision has been permanently altered … More

This 42 year old patient sustained an airbag injury to his face a few months ago. He noted cloudy vision … More

Three key points to consider when you perform cataract surgery in an eye with prior pars plana vitrectomy: Check the … More

While retinitis pigmentosa is considered a rare disease, it occurs with enough frequency that every cataract surgeon will encounter it … More

Cataract surgery in an eye which has undergone a prior pars plana vitrectomy is different in many ways, including lens … More

Since we’ve spent so many years studying ophthalmology, the subtleties of our field become second nature to us. We can … More

When we do cataract surgery, we remove a relatively thick human, crystalline lens and we replace it with a … More

We must critically evaluate the retina before cataract surgery. When our cataract patients report a decline in vision it is … More