2821: severe trauma eye reconstruction

Management of high-grade traumatic iridodialysis requires meticulous surgical intervention to mitigate the functional morbidity such as debilitating photophobia. Our goal … More

2508: cerclage technique pupilloplasty

Performing a pupilloplasty can be challenging since we are working with very delicate iris tissue, in the confines of the … More

2447: small pupil case becomes tough

When dealing with patients who have small pupils or floppy iris tissue, we need to take extra caution. Even then … More

2394: artificial iris for ICE syndrome

This patient has a rare condition called ICE syndrome which is irido-corneal endothelial syndrome which affects unilaterally. This iris is … More

2243: rescue this aphakia and iris damage

This patient has a complex prior history with cataract removal, loss of the capsular bag, iris damage, and a prior … More

2185: cataract surgery for a famous actress

I would bet that no other ophthalmologist has performed cataract surgery for more Academy Award® nominees and winners than me … More

2075: scleral fixated IOL and iris cerclage

This patient sustained ocular trauma which resulted in aphakia without capsular support and chronic mydriasis. Our guest surgeon does a … More

2073: Quiz: How do you fix this iris defect?

This patient sustained ocular trauma which resulted in a white cataract and a large iridodialysis. How would you go about … More

2053: how can you fix this iris damage?

This patient had a terrible case of floppy iris syndrome and iris prolapse during the initial cataract surgery which was … More

1983: trauma, hyphema, & iris damage

We know that you cannot undo trauma. No matter how talented the surgeon and no matter the part of the … More

1932: traumatic cataract with iris damage

Let’s thank this anonymous surgeon for doing a good job helping this patient who suffered from a traumatic cataract and … More

1928: irido-corneal adhesions

This patient presents to you with the situation shown in the title picture. There is an inferior corneal leucoma with … More

1922: traumatic mydriasis & dislocated IOL

This patient had an intra-ocular foreign body which necessitated a pars plana vitrectomy along with lensectomy and IOL placement. Now … More

1705: recovering from iatrogenic iris damage

This is a very tough case and the iris prolapse and damage is considerable. This is the type of case … More

1686: dense cataract iris & zonular loss

This case is beyond 10 out of 10 in difficulty and our guest surgeon, Dr Steve Safran, is a true … More

1670: traumatic cataract with iris damage

This patient sustained ocular trauma which resulted in a traumatic cataract, zonular loss, iris avulsion, and vitreous prolapse. Now you … More

1568: technique for iris prosthesis

We recently featured a video of a prosthetic iris implant and some CataractCoach fans had pearls to make the procedure … More

1555: Pupilloplasty made easy

The iris can be sutured, typically using 10-0 polypropylene, to help restore the pupil anatomy in cases of iris trauma. … More

1541: iris got caught in the phaco probe

The iris is a delicate and dynamic tissue that can inadvertently be aspirated into our phaco probe or irrigation/aspiration probe … More

1529: prosthetic iris implantation

This patient sustained trauma which caused a cataract but it also resulted in permanent mydriasis with a pupil size of … More

1492: suture the IOL to a prosthetic iris

This patient sustained severe ocular trauma which left the eye aphakic with no capsular support and also significant iris damage. … More

1319: traumatic cataract with iris damage

This patient sustained blunt trauma a few years ago which resulted in a cataract as well as damage to his … More

1225: a bad incision leads to iris damage

The incision is a very important part of the cataract surgery. It determines the access to the anterior segment and … More