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Category: Teaching

1700: start the new year with purpose

This is video number 1700 which means that we have posted a new video every day for 1700 days in … More

surgical videos

1685: Primer on how to perform LASIK

Best pearls for learning to perform LASIK

LASIK, refractive surgery

1657: six mistakes young surgeons make

These key lessons are so important that I have made a new updated video for the current crop of young … More

beginner surgeon, ophthalmology residency

1611: dense cataract with foot pedal video

Surgeons who want to learn phaco chop sometimes have a challenge with the foot pedal control. When should energy be … More

dense cataract, foot pedal

1597: Final case of UCLA Residency

I have always marched to beat of my own drum and I never wanted to be in full-time academic medicine … More

resident cataract surgery, teaching

1533: handholding for your first phaco

Seasoned ophthalmologists frequently ask the technique for helping a resident surgeon complete that very first cataract surgery case. As we … More

resident cataract surgery

1524: surgical lessons from Scotland

I was recently in Scotland to speak at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists meeting in Glasgow in May 2022. The … More

#lifelessons, advice, teaching

1512: stereoscopic 3D surgical videos

The first time I used a heads-up 3D viewing system for cataract surgery was more than 10 years ago. By … More

3D videos, surgical videos

1510: you are missing out on YouTube

Thank you for subscribing to the CataractCoach.com daily email and for using that website to search our deep library of … More

teaching

1508: your last surgery before graduation

After so many years of education and training, you are almost done with your residency / fellowship training. In the … More

resident cataract surgery

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

1433: everything you want to know about me

I recently visited my colleague and friend Shannon Wong MD and I toured his beautiful clinic and surgery center in … More

surgical discussion, teaching

1405: Real World Ophthalmology

While at the Cataract Surgery Telling it Like it Is meeting in Orlando, Florida, USA, I had the opportunity to … More

advice, work-life balance

1398: compressing the learning curve

As we have explained here before, the surgical learning curve is steep and challenging! The beauty of these CataractCoach videos … More

learning curve

1393: how to optimize video quality

I frequently get asked how to make the video images better for recording and presenting surgical cases. There are two … More

surgical videos

1391: trying to find work/life balance

When you see this picture of me with my mountain bike, do not be fooled into thinking that I have … More

future challenges, work-life balance

1377: why your surgical volume may drop

If you are a surgeon in residency training or fellowship, I have something to tell you that you may find … More

future challenges, practice

1363: reality check for senior residents

For our senior ophthalmology residents in the USA, there are only 5 months left in your training program. It’s time … More

resident cataract surgery

1349: share your best surgical pearl

We had some much needed rain in Los Angeles recently and I was fortunate to catch a beautiful rainbow. And … More

surgical pearls

1342: treat from the brain and heart

We have previously discussed the Golden Rule of patient care where we give every patient the same high level of … More

golden rules, patient experience

1328: learning to compartmentalize

No one has a perfect life: there are up and downs, easy parts and challenges, and good times and bad. … More

#lifelessons, compartmentalize, stress

1321: challenging cataract cases keynote

I was recently honored with another named, keynote lecture. This invitation was from the Hyderabad Ophthalmologists’ Association to give the … More

challenging cataract, compilation

1314: setting reasonable expectations

The happiest patients after cataract surgery are the ones who achieve results that meet or exceed their expectations. Of course, … More

patient expectations

1312: focus on what is important

After a long day of surgery, I was telling a friend that I felt exhausted. And he remarked that since … More

cataract surgery

1300: stress reduction improves surgery

When people hear that cataract surgery takes just a few minutes, the incorrect assumption is that it must be easy. … More

cataract surgeon

1286: biggest challenges after fellowship

I recently had an enlightening dinner with two former residents: Tripper Sauer MD (UCLA JSEI class of 2017) and David … More

#lifelessons, ophthalmology residency

1279: Top 5 Coach Sayings plus bonus

This is a fun video. We start off with my top 5 CataractCoach sayings that you’ve heard me say so … More

cataract surgery

1277: more learning from audio clues

In this video a different surgeon is using a different phaco machine and a different technique to perform cataract surgery. … More

cataract surgery

1276: audio clues from phaco machine

Your phaco machines makes all sorts of musical sounds when you are operating in order to give you real-time feedback … More

cataract surgery

1272: the Golden Rule for patient care

I only remember a few things about kindergarten: playing handball during recess, watching Matilda eat paste, and learning the golden … More

golden rules, patient experience

1265: Six mistakes young surgeons make

Learning cataract surgery during ophthalmology residency is critically important for many reasons. It is the most widely performed ophthalmic surgery, … More

beginner surgeon, residency

1245: tips to improve phaco technique

Dear CataractCoach viewers and fans, I need your help for this video. This is an anonymous resident surgeon who has … More

resident cataract surgery

1244: why I use so many different IOLs

As surgeons, our number one priority is our patients. We look out for our patients and their best interests and … More

IOL

1230: surgeon & patient communication

Cataract surgery is a beautiful and fascinating procedure for us as ophthalmologists. But for patients it can be a nerve-wracking … More

cataract surgery, patient discussions

1224: listen to your phaco machine

Our phaco machines have built in speakers and they make sounds that provide the surgeon with important real-time feedback while … More

phaco machine

1223: how to set up your phaco machine

The surgeon is the captain of the operating room and must know everything about the case and instrumentation. While we … More

cataract surgery, phaco machine

1216: How I prepare for my surgical days

In this video I review my routine for preparing for surgical days and I also explain why exercise makes you … More

prepare for surgery, surgical discussion

1209: Thank you to my fellow surgeons

I am honored and humbled to have the vote of confidence from so many fellow ophthalmologists. This ranking from Newsweek … More

thank you

1202: pearls for your first LASIK surgery

It is important to learn LASIK and other forms of refractive surgery during residency training. When I was a resident … More

LASIK, ophthalmology residency

1195: when you should not operate

Any surgeon can operate, but it takes a surgeon with good judgment to know when not to operate. During my training, one … More

when you should not operate

1189: learning after residency training

Recently a resident asked me what would happen if he did not get to learn to implant a new design … More

learning curve, ophthalmology residency

1188: Three rules for patient discussions

Physicians need to understand importance of patient discussions regarding surgery Letting patients speak, making a specific recommendation, and explaining what … More

golden rules, patient discussion

1186: Capsulorhexis danger zones

When I participate in a meeting, I always learn much more than I teach. I recently gave a graduation lecture … More

capsulorhexis

1181: time to up your residency game!

This is being posted on July 31, 2021 and that is one month into the academic year for ophthalmology residency … More

ophthalmology residency, resident cataract surgery

1167: resident graduation lecture

I was honored to speak at the residency graduation annual seminar for the Jones Eye Institute at the University of … More

ophthalmology residency

1156: skill level after 100 cataract cases

July marks the beginning of the academic year here in the USA when our new residents begin their training process … More

ophthalmology residency, resident cataract surgery

1134: Equal Opportunity or Equal Outcome?

Imagine two different doctors: Dr A and Dr B, both of whom are doing their residency training in ophthalmology. Dr … More

resident cataract surgery

1127: keeping track of surgical timing

You are the master of your own domain. The master of your own career. The master of your own life. … More

efficiency, surgical pearls

1122: Remote Capsulorhexis Training

Prof. John Ferris has started a novel program of remotely teaching young surgeons to improve their surgical skills. This can … More

capsulorhexis, learning curve

1113: surgery center OR block time

Welcome to another Monday morning from my operating room (OR) at our Beverly Hills surgery center. We are discussing surgery … More

block time, surgical scheduling

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