1606: European residents learn in India

I am thankful for the expertise of our ophthalmologist colleagues in India, the country with the highest cataract surgical volume … More

1600: this resident loves MIGS

When you are a resident, make it a point of learning as much as possible. Do a wide variety of … More

You may think that a paracentesis incision is trivial and has little effect on the case, but that is not … More

We have covered posterior polar cataracts so many times that there is a separate category for these tricky cases. The … More

I have always marched to beat of my own drum and I never wanted to be in full-time academic medicine … More

While I prefer variations of phaco chop for most of my cataract surgery cases, residents typically start learning cataract surgery … More

Our anonymous resident surgeon submitted a video of routine cataract surgery which we featured a few months ago as video … More

Another anonymous USA resident sent me a video of the last case of residency, case number 250 where the nucleus … More

There are many ways to disassemble the nucleus into smaller fragments and the pre-chopper technique works well. This is a … More

This is a very tough resident cataract case and there are some complications. The most important point is that the … More

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

Continuing with our theme of studying resident cataract surgeries in July, this case showcases a young resident from Brazil who … More

How can you tell when it’s time for you to graduate from divide-and-conquer? You certainly need to attain some degree … More

Most resident surgeons start learning phaco with the divide-and-conquer technique for a good reason. This technique is not time dependent, … More

Learning the capsulorhexis is one of the toughest steps of cataract surgery. In this case, a resident surgeon encounters a … More

We are in the middle of July and that means that ophthalmology residents in the USA are starting the academic … More

Seasoned ophthalmologists frequently ask the technique for helping a resident surgeon complete that very first cataract surgery case. As we … More

After so many years of education and training, you are almost done with your residency / fellowship training. In the … More

This is case number 22 for a beginning surgeon who is learning stop-and-chop. If this newbie can learn this technique, … More

This anonymous resident is performing case number 128 of her/his career using the stop-and-chop technique. If you are a surgeon … More