1603: what is hiding in this picture?

It seems like a routine cataract case, nicely performed with a phaco chop technique, but there is something more. Look … More

1582: Quiz: Why such an odd chopper?

Time for a Cataract Quiz: look at the picture here and tell me, why this surgeon is using such an … More

Cataract Quiz: Look at the picture above and see if you can figure out why the IOL keeps coming out … More

At the 2022 ASCRS meeting in Washington, DC, we hosted a CataractCoach instructional course and it was a huge success. … More

A retained lens fragment is common in cataract surgery because we are breaking up the cataract into many smaller pieces … More

Quiz time! You have this patient scheduled for routine cataract surgery. Nothing out of the ordinary was noted at the … More

This is a complete cataract case where I find a small central opacity on the posterior capsule. It is on … More

This is a complete cataract case with a quiz: watch the video (it is brief) and tell me what you … More

This seemed like a routine cataract case with a good capsulorhexis and strong zonular support. So why did the IOL … More

This is a quiz, so look closely at the above picture. This patient sustained a corneal laceration during a gardening … More

Time for a cataract quiz. You are doing a seemingly routine cataract surgery and you experience no complications and in … More

Another Cataract Quiz: the case seemed totally normal and without any issues. The IOL is in the capsular bag and … More

The answer to this Cataract Quiz is seen in the photo above. Look carefully – what do you notice? The … More

You start to perform the capsulorhexis and then you notice these wrinkles of the anterior lens capsule. How should you … More

There are so many subtle clues in cataract surgery that can easily be missed, particularly when less experienced surgeons are … More

This patient had cataract surgery in the first eye a few years ago and when we look at the undilated … More

Our guest surgeon is Dr Willie Kan from Malaysia and he presents a very tough case: a traumatic white cataract … More