This patient suffered severe trauma as the result of an airbag injury from a car accident about one year ago. … More
Category: sulcus IOL
Quiz: What is happening in this eye?
Look carefully at this photo taken at the slit-lamp microscope. What is happening in this eye? Describe what you see … More
Review: How to Handle IOL Haptic Twist
When we inject a three-piece acrylic IOL into the eye, we must be very careful to ensure that the IOL … More
Review: Be Careful if you see the Hole Punch Sign
In your first 1000 cataract surgeries, the most common cause of a posterior capsule rupture is iatrogenic damage from the … More
Review: Anterior Vitrectomy & Sulcus IOL Placement
With vitreous prolapsed into the anterior chamber, we must perform a vitrectomy before placing the IOL in the eye. In … More
Switching from a Toric IOL to a spherical sulcus IOL
We recently featured a four-part series of a single, complicated cataract case in which the phaco probe punctured the posterior … More
Anterior Vitrectomy & Sulcus IOL with Optic Capture
With vitreous prolapsed into the anterior chamber, we must perform a vitrectomy before placing the IOL in the eye. In … More
Basics: How to Load and Inject a Three-Piece IOL
In the USA, the most commonly used IOL in routine cataract surgery is a single-piece acrylic IOL. These IOLs work … 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
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
White Cataract Posterior Capsule Rupture!
In this anonymous video from a surgeon in training, we have quite the challenge: a dense white cataract surgery where … More
Twist Technique to Easily Explant the IOL
There are times when we need to explant an IOL from the eye. This can be at the time of … More
Ruptured Capsule Rescue & Anterior Vitrectomy
Very important learning case of a posterior capsule ruptured then a rescue including anterior vitrectomy.
The posterior capsule is wide open – now what?
This is a great learning case from one of our young surgeons in training. The video is 14 minutes long … More
How to inject a 3-piece IOL when the haptics twist
When we inject a three-piece acrylic IOL into the eye, we must be very careful to ensure that the IOL … 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
The Curse of the Baby Rhexis
This case is brought to you in conjunction with EyeGuru.org, an excellent resource for both ophthalmologists in training and ophthalmologists … More
The Rule of Nines for Sulcus IOL Power
From CataractCoach.com: With newly developed methods of IOL power calculation, we are approaching 90% or higher accuracy of achieving +/- … More