1610: poly-pseudophakia 2 IOLs in 1 eye

Nanophthalmic eyes are among the most challenging when it comes to cataract surgery. There are additional risks and the working … More

1601: cataract skills after 1600 cases

Yesterday was video number 1600 which means that we have featured a new video/post every day for the past 1600 … More

What are the factors for success with EDOF (extended depth of focus) IOLs? How can we ensure that the patient … More

We have all seen it before: thousands of small, white, refractile bodies floating in the vitreous cavity with seemingly little … More

We have featured videos in the past of performing cataract surgery in patients who already have a phakic IOL in … More

I will be the first to admit that I do not enjoy dealing with ocular surface issues such as dry … More

Multiple CataractCoach.com subscribers have emailed me to ask for pearls for success with phaco flip and chop. They have some … More

Radial keratotomy (RK) makes cataract surgery far more challenging. The IOL power calculations are dramatically affected and during surgery we … More

This patient has a dense cataract and I increased the phaco power in order to help break apart the nucleus. … More

Cataract surgery in the setting of angle closure glaucoma is very challenging because the anterior chamber is very shallow, the … More

We have previously discussed the surgical learning curve with a detailed explanation how the beginning part of the curve is … More

Recent ophthalmology graduates are sometimes surprised that they must be proctored for surgical cases even though they have completed years … More

A generation ago, the most common technique for phaco cataract surgery was to use a single incision and a single-hand … More

In this case, there was a dense central endo-nucleus that seemed somewhat resistant to chopping. When I chopped the nucleus, … More

This patient has visually significant cataracts in both eyes and a full-thickness macular hole in one eye. I have already … More

This is our last of the dozen cases presented at the CataractCoach instructional course at the 2022 ASCRS meeting. When … More

There are times where you will want to perform a combination surgery of full-thickness corneal transplant and cataract surgery at … More

Many decades ago when phacoemulsification was first presented to the world by Charles Kelman MD, no viscoelastic was used during … More

I have previously featured a challenging cataract case for a patient with severe tremors due to systemic neurological disease. In … More

This is another case where the capsulorhexis is about 4 mm in diameter and this causes a complication where the … More