The previous case (reference 611) from yesterday, showed the first eye of this patient where the technique was phaco chop … More
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Complete Case: PXF chop in the bag
Today (video 611) and tomorrow (video 616) are the two eyes of the same patient who has pseudo-exfoliation syndrome and … More
Hydro-delineation makes chopping easier
Performing hydro-delineation helps to separate the denser, central endo-nucleus from the softer epi-nuclear shell. This endo-nucleus is smaller in diameter, … More
Review: Chopper protects the capsular bag
We work in a very tiny space of just a fraction of a milliliter: the volume of the anterior chamber … More
Fixate the eye with your other hand
The problem with using two hands to hold the capsulorhexis forceps is that you lose the ability to have the … More
Examine instruments before using them
We must examine our instruments before using them to ensure that they are intact and in normal, working condition. In … More
Show me a beautiful cataract surgery
Here on CataractCoach.com we have hundreds of teaching videos, and many of them are of very complex or complicated cases … More
Review: Embed the phaco tip without ultrasound
This review is particularly important for ophthalmologists who do cataract surgery for patients with mild to moderate nuclear density. This … More
Pre-Chop Variations for Cataract Surgery
In this video, submitted by Dr. Yaun Lin from Casablanca, Morocco, we can learn multiple different variations of Pre-Chop. This … More
Expulsive Choroidal Hemorrhage!
This video is a MUST SEE! An expulsive choroidal hemorrhage is a rare complication than any cataract surgeon must be … More
Cataract Quiz: Chopper breaks zonules
The resident surgeon has good hands and is talented, but like all new surgeons, he is lacking in experience. The … More
Posterior capsule rupture – finish the case
This resident case is a challenge: the posterior capsule is ruptured but there is still cortex to be removed. Can … More
Benchmark: Senior Resident Chop
This is a good benchmark for what a senior resident should be able to achieve by the end of residency … More
Seems like a good chop but…
Another video for our series of Complete Cataract Cases, we present a surgery of me operating. During this surgery, I … More
Lens Snare Technique
More than a decade ago in 2009, Dr. Bhattacharya in India described a way of using a lens snare to … More
Cataract Quiz: Why did this IOL decenter?
The patient underwent a combined cataract surgery with pars plana vitrectomy. The cataract surgery went well and even today, 1 … More
IOL cartridges – which one?
There are many different IOL injector systems from multiple different IOL manufacturers. It is the surgeon’s job to know the … More
Cataract Surgery with Asteroid Hyalosis
Asteroid hyalosis is a rare condition where patients have calcifications throughout the vitreous jelly. It occurs in about 1-2% of … More
Secret to Chopping Dense Cataracts
For the phaco chop technique, the nucleus is held stationary by the vacuum level of the phaco probe. This is … More
IOL delivery technique
While it seems relatively easy to insert the IOL with an injector system, there are subtleties in the technique which … More
Pit Technique for Dense Cataracts
With a dense cataract, there can be a fibrous posterior aspect of the lens nucleus which makes chopping more difficult. … More