1656: a really tough case for a resident

For any cataract surgeon this is a tough case: 94 year old patient (nonagenarian), short axial length, shallow anterior chamber, … More

1625: aqueous fluid misdirection syndrome

This is my video from the Cataract Spotlight session by Dr David Chang from the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2022 … More

For 22 years, I did a combination of both private practice as well as academics in which I taught the … More

Nanophthalmic eyes are among the most challenging when it comes to cataract surgery. There are additional risks and the working … More

Our guest today is Dr Mohamed Sayed (formerly in Miami, now in Dubai), a master surgeon who has taught us … More

Cataract surgery in the setting of angle closure glaucoma is very challenging because the anterior chamber is very shallow, the … More

This is a very tough resident cataract case and there are some complications. The most important point is that the … More

“The toughest case of my life” is quite a statement when it is said by a highly experienced, expert level … More

This patient is monocular and has an opaque cataract that developed in the setting of chronic uveitis. This has cause … More

This is a very tough case: a small eye with a shallow anterior chamber, a small pupil with iris laxity, … More

Our guest surgeons today teamed up to help complete this cataract surgery in a nanophthalmic eye. The axial length is … More

This patient has a very small eye with an axial length of just 15 mm. That makes the entire surgery … More

This is a really difficult surgery and we know that ahead of time. When we examine this patient at the … More

This 58 year old patient is highly hyperopic, wearing +8.5 D glasses for distance vision and then +11.0 D glasses … More

The reason why ophthalmologists need to perform at least 1,000 cataract surgeries until they are sufficiently up the learning curve, … More

This is a very tough case for this senior resident. The patient has a history of chronic uveitis, which has … More

The irrigation / aspiration probe is placed in the eye and we begin cortex removal. But as we try to … More

here are times when you will need to make a surgical iridotomy either during cataract surgery or as a stand-alone … More

We are thankful for the many video submissions we receive from our readers, particularly from residents or registrars who are … More