2885: rescue this floppy iris prolapse case

Imagine you are a professor / attending / consultant who is supervising a resident who is performing a seemingly routine … More

2812: fixing iris prolapse during MSICS

In Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS), iris prolapse usually stems from a pressure gradient where fluid trapped behind the … More

We have all been there to experience iris prolapse in the presence of a poorly dilating pupil, a floppy iris, … More

This is a very tough case where a patient previously had an Ahmed Glaucoma Valve seton placed and it is … More

Performing is a pleasure but it can also be stressful, particularly when we run into challenging cases such as this … More

This is cataract case 200 for this young surgeon in training and it is a pretty good procedure. Certainly there … More

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

Iris prolapse during cataract surgery is a complication that has happened to 100% of cataract surgeons. If you think that … More

Every surgeon encounters complications and often times these are out of the control of the surgeon. Imagine a patient who … More

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

On Sunday, May 7, 2023 we had our Best of CataractCoach.com course at the ASCRS meeting in San Diego. It … More

The next lesson in our 25 part curriculum series is focused on dealing with small pupils and iris prolapse. You … More

As surgeons we must remember (and teach our patients) that the results of surgery are a combination of our surgical … More

The key to resolving iris prolapse is to release the pressure gradient and we have covered this topic many times … More

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

Our guest today is Dr Mohamed Sayed (formerly in Miami, now in Dubai), a master surgeon who has taught us … More

This is a tough resident case and it all started to go downhill with a poorly constructed phaco incision. This … More

There is a lot to learn from this resident cataract surgery. The case starts out with a reasonable pupil of … More

this sign means that I need a pupil ring for cataract surgery

Iris prolapse is a relatively common issue in cataract surgery and its management is critical to the success of the … More

In this resident performed surgery, we encounter iris prolapse after too much hydro-dissection. This results in the iris prolapsing out … More