Most ophthalmologists do not stick with their first job for the entirety of their careers. And that is perfectly fine…
2609: resident chop with a Sinskey hook
The story behind the Sinskey hook is that late ophthalmologist Dr Robert Sinskey dropped a straight instrument on the ground…
2608: Challenges with IOL haptics
About 25 years ago, most IOL designs were three-piece and they folded in half using lens folding forceps and then…
2607: How to evacuate a hyphema
We have all seen cases of hyphema, bleeding in the anterior chamber of the eye, due to trauma. In many…
2606: Quiz: Why is there a PCIOL in the AC?
Time for a CataractQuiz™: this patient had cataract surgery done elsewhere some time ago and is now being referred to…
2605: combination PPV and IOL exchange
In this video, we have a tag team commentary with Prof. Pradeep Prasad, host of our sister channel RetinaRounds.com, and…
2604: lysis of synechiae with gonio view
Our CataractCoach Podcast guest yesterday was Dr Deborah Ristvedt and we learned how she brings a wide range of surgical…
2603: Podcast 117: Deborah Ristvedt DO
For this podcast our guest is Dr Deborah Ristvedt who is an ophthalmic surgeon who practices in a small town,…
2602: experienced surgeon learns chop
Our guest surgeon sent this video to us with the request for pointers to better learn phaco chop. I clicked…
2601: Great skills at cataract case 700
Our guest surgeon does a great job with this routine cataract case which is about number 700 in the learning…
2600: modified Canabrava IOL fixation
We receive about 50 video submissions per week for CataractCoach.com (and almost as many for RetinaRounds.com) and you are encouraged…
2599: Quiz: What happened to this IOL?
This patient had a prior pars plana vitrectomy and then a three-piece IOL was implanted, but now, months later, the…
2598: Avoid MFIOLs in these patients!
These are the patients where I tend to avoid using multi-focal and trifocal IOLs. While these diffractive design MFIOLs can…
2597: reverse pinhole pupilloplasty
Yesterday, our amazing CataractCoach Podcast (the top podcast in all of ophthalmology!) featured Dr Priya Narang who just won a…
2596: Podcast 116: Priya Narang MD
If you were at the last ASCRS meeting then you know that the winner of the high impact surgical tip…
2595: Best of CC 12: traumatic zonular loss
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2594: Best of CC 11: IOL stuck in incision
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2593: Best of CC 10: dense cataract, zonular loss
***This is my favorite case of the entire session*** The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live…
2592: Best of CC 9: difficult white cataracts
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2591: Best of CC 8: the dreaded snap sign
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2590: Best of CC 7: hole punch danger sign
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2589: Podcast 115: Deepak Megur MD
We all love to learn surgical pearls from YouTube videos, and our podcast guest today, Dr Deepak Megur, is a…
2588: Best of CC 6: phaco wound burn
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2587: Best of CC 5: posterior subcapsular
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2586: Best of CC 4: iris prolapse
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2585: Best of CC 3: large myopic eye
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2584: Best of CC 2: small hyperopic eye
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2583: Best of CC 1: traumatic zonulopathy
The Best of CataractCoach sessions have been performed at many live meetings with great reviews from the audience, typically rating…
2582: Podcast 114: Andrzej Dmitriew MD
Our podcast guest is Dr Andrzej Dmitriew who is more than simply an ophthalmologist. He is an amazing person who…
2581: resident case of posterior synechiae
As a resident you want to start out with doing mostly routine cases of moderate nuclear density, with good dilation,…
2580: and just like that the capsule splits
We are preferentially looking for surgical complication videos (and we can feature them anonymously if desired) and today our guest…
2579: total anterior segment reconstruction
Our guest surgeon does a great job with a very difficult case. This patient has an opacified IOL that is…
2578: the stress of floppy iris syndrome
Performing is a pleasure but it can also be stressful, particularly when we run into challenging cases such as this…
2577: the risks of a femtosecond laser
I am always happy to add new technologies to our surgery center and operating room because I like having more…
2576: two incision push pull rhexis
On yesterday’s CataractCoach podcast we featured renowned pediatric ophthalmologist Professor Ken Nischal MD who has pioneered surgical techniques for cataract…
2575: Podcast 113: Ken Nischal MD
Professor Ken Nischal MD is a pioneer in pediatric anterior segment surgery, particularly cataract and corneal surgery for our youngest…
2574: Equalizing Surgical Education
One of the challenges facing the next generation of surgeons is access to great surgical education. Different countries have varying…
2573: How to adjust IOL calcs for 2nd eye
This is a question that I am commonly asked: the patient had a refractive surprise with the cataract surgery of…
2572: hereditary lens subluxation
When we see hereditary lens subluxation in a younger patient, we should think of systemic conditions which can be associated…
2571: zonular loss noted in cortex removal
In this resident case, you can clearly see zonular loss during cortex removal but you could have also seen it…
2570: Quiz: Why doesn’t the IOL center?
Time for another CataractQuiz™: The case seemed routine and proceeded well without any issues. Then you implanted the toric IOL…
2569: PreTerminal Chop Technique
On yesterday’s CataractCoach Podcast we featured Prof. Sourabh Patwardhan MD who runs a training program to teach techniques like phaco…
2568: Podcast 112: Sourabh Patwardhan MD
Our guest surgeon, Dr Sourabh Patwardhan is a renowned professor and surgical teacher for anterior segment surgery, particularly cataract surgery.…
2567: a dull keratome is not worth the risk
Today we are featuring a resident case where the video is shown at 2x speed since the surgical time is…
2566: spiral out capsulorhexis technique
We love white cataracts because it is a true miracle of modern medicine where we can take truly blind people…
2565: traumatic cataract with dye leak
This patient sustained an ocular injury which resulted in a traumatic cataract with zonulopathy. In these cases, my first step…
2564: pterygium excision with auto-graft
Part of being a great cataract surgeon is having the skills to do all types of anterior segment surgery including…
2563: Cataract in Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome
A century ago, Dr Axenfeld described a series of patients with congenital abnormalities of the anterior segment of the eye…
2562: cataract with global zonular laxity
What is the best way to perform cataract surgery when the patient has global zonular laxity? When all of the…
2561: Podcast 111: Miguel Rechichi MD
When I was at the Italian Cataract & Refractive surgery meeting (Associazione Italiana di Chirurgia della Cataratta e Refrattiva), I…