2649: Quiz: When did the capsule split?

Another fun CataractQuiz™ with a challenge to figure out when the capsule split open. Looking at the title picture, you … More

2621: Quiz: When did the capsule break?

We all love the fun CataractQuiz™ cases and in this video we are also asking for a crowd-sourced answer to … More

2469: cataract after intra-vitreal injection

With tens of millions of intra-vitreal injections being performed worldwide, a seemingly rare complication like capsule rupture happens to many … More

2468: the prior vitrectomy hit the capsule

This patient had 4 prior pars plana vitrectomies: the first was to treat a retinal detachment, then the patient re-detached … More

2164: intra-vitreal injection punctures lens

This complications happens more often that we may imagine: the patient receives an intra-vitreal injection for treatment of posterior segment … More

2041: severe complications with MiLoop

This is a tough situation of intra-operative complications which begin when the lens snare device (miLOOP or MiLoop) in inserted … More

1969: Quiz: hole punch sign during phaco

Time for another Cataract Quiz: As you are doing phaco you notice this classic hole punch sign. The groove that … More

1806: left-handed resident breaks the bag

Let me be the first to say that it is perfectly fine for a surgeon to be left handed. Surprisingly, … More

1736:capsule break from OVD bubbles

I was watching cataract surgery videos on YouTube and I saw this video from Dr Shannon Wong from Austin, Texas … More

1725: coloboma with capsule rupture

Yesterday we featured a case of cataract surgery in a patient with a coloboma. And today we have another similar … More

1605: learn the ominous snap sign!

If you only watch one CataractCoach video this month, this is the one I encourage you to study very carefully. … More

1578: how to rescue this capsule split

You are performing cataract surgery and everything appears routine as the case is progressing smoothly. The nucleus is removed and … More

1258: OSN NY managing capsular issues

This talk is one of my lectures from the OSN NY 2021 meeting. This is the Ocular Surgery News meeting … More

1219: posterior polar capsule rupture

This patient has bilateral posterior polar cataracts which progressively became more opaque and caused increasing visual problems. The first eye … More

1201: resident ruptured capsule case

This anonymous submitted video is from a resident who has edited down the video to the pertinent parts of the … More

1160: capsule damage from intra-vitreal injections

The most common ophthalmic procedure that is performed is an intra-vitreal injection with more than 10 million per year in … More

1157: Malyugin ring rips the lens capsule

This video shows a complication that I have never seen before: insertion of the Malyugin pupil expansion ring inadvertently rips … More

Recovering from an anterior capsule rip

We have extensively covered the topic of white cataracts here on CataractCoach and we have an entire subcategory devoted to … More

Ruptured Posterior Capsule Recovery

This patient had uneventful cataract surgery in the first eye with placement of a toric trifocal IOL in the capsular … More

recovering from posterior capsule rupture

Every surgeon, no matter how experienced, will experience complications. The rate of complications such as posterior capsule rupture declines substantially … More

Cataract Quiz: Why did the capsule rip?

This resident surgeon recently experienced quite a surprise: when he injected viscoelastic at the beginning of the surgery, the anterior … More

Resident recovers from capsule break

In the course of learning cataract surgery, resident ophthalmologists will encounter complications such as this posterior capsule rupture. The key … More