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Category: surgical pearls

1478: ASCRS case 9: upside down IOL

You may be surprised to learn that an upside down IOL happens to every single cataract surgeon. The key is … More

upside down IOL

1472: ASCRS case 3: rock the nucleus

Rocking the nucleus is an important step for intumescent white cataracts because it allows the liquefied cortex that is behind … More

intumescent, white cataracts

1455: cortex removal before nucleus removal

This video shows something that I have never previously seen before: removal of the lens cortex prior to removing three … More

cataract surgery, cortex, unusual case

1454: peeling off the pupillary membrane

This patient has a long history of prior uveitis / anterior iritis which caused synechiae where the iris became adherent … More

complete cataract case, pupilloplasty, uveitis

1452: always give the benefit of the doubt

This is one of the most critically important lessons in ophthalmic surgery. You must remember that the result of surgery … More

surgical discussion, surgical pearls

1444: the patient moved during the rhexis

As I am performing the capsulorhexis, the patient unexpectedly moved and there is a run-out of the capsule tear. The … More

capsulorhexis

1443: the nucleus just will not rotate

This is a seemingly routine case, shown start to finish, where I find it challenging to rotate the nucleus despite … More

cataract surgery, complete cataract case

1439: save this case of capsule rupture

Our guest ophthalmologist is Dr Cathy McCabe from Florida, USA and she is truly a master surgeon, having done tens … More

posterior capsule rupture, posterior capsulorhexis

1438: intra-lenticular foreign body

Our guest surgeon is Asst. Prof. Christina Mamalis MD from the University of Texas in Houston, and she presents a … More

corneal foreign body, ruptured globe, white cataract

1432: high myopia refractive targeting

There is a reason why I recommend that you do NOT aim for a plano outcome in highly myopic eyes. … More

high myopia, myopia cataract, ultra myopia

1431: this is why I just need one chop

For routine cataract cases, I can perform just one phaco chop to split the nucleus into two halves and then … More

cataract surgery, phaco chop

1429: refractive lens exchange pearls

In my quest to give away every secret, surgical pearl, and useful bit of knowledge that I have acquired over … More

refractive lens exchange, surgical pearls

1419: How to reposition a toric IOL

It is now months after the original cataract surgery and you examine your patient and realize that the toric IOL … More

reposition IOL, toric IOL

1411: how much capsule polishing to do?

Capsule polishing to remove tiny residual bits of lens material is frequently done in cataract surgery. We have asked our … More

capsule polishing, cataract surgery

1403: tips & tricks for using iris hooks

Iris hooks are very useful for expanding the pupil during cataract surgery. The iris hooks have an advantage over pupil … More

iris hooks

1400: handling the run-out capsulorhexis

The capsulorhexis has a tendency to run-out if the anterior lens capsule is insufficiently flattened, if there is any posterior … More

capsulorhexis

1384: four short videos with great pearls

Today we present four short videos with great surgical pearls. I am sure that you will learn something new and … More

surgical pearls

1372: my best pearl for Flomax/IFIS cases

This is a complete cataract case shown start to finish in a patient who has floppy iris syndrome due to … More

floppy iris, ifis

1358: sub-incisional cortex removal

In the USA, the most common method for removal of cortex is using a coaxial IA probe, whereas in other … More

cortex, surgical pearls

1356: effective draping for cataract surgery

Watching amazing intra-ocular acrobatics during a challenging cataract case is exciting and makes for a great video, but those cases … More

cataract draping

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