1296: senior resident case 50 critique

I admire the resident surgeon who submitted this video. S/he cares so much about surgical development of skills that the … More

1278: case 350 for a young surgeon

In this video we are evaluating the performance of an anonymous young surgeon who is performing case 350. At this … More

So you’re a resident in training and you watch these CataractCoach videos and think to yourself, “yeah, but when am … More

Remember that we are operating in a very tiny space of less than 1 milliliter of volume and that we … More

An anonymous resident emailed me with a thank you because a pearl that was learned here on CataractCoach prevented a … More

Dear CataractCoach viewers and fans, I need your help for this video. This is an anonymous resident surgeon who has … More

This resident has done about 60 cataract surgeries as the primary surgeon and in this video she performs a routine … More

When a resident or beginning surgeon is performing phaco on a soft posterior sub-capsular (PSC) cataract, there is one critical … More

When you look at this post-op slit-lamp microscope photo, you may initially think that it looks less than ideal. But … More

For a white cataract, particularly a pressurized and intumescent white cataract, the double capsulorhexis technique is very helpful to avoid … More

Studies have shown that 1 out of 3 posterior polar cataract surgeries result in a ruptured posterior capsule. Here’s the … More

In this video we are critiquing an anonymous resident surgeon’s 200th cataract case. I will be doing the voiceover the … More

This anonymous submitted video is from a resident who has edited down the video to the pertinent parts of the … More

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

This is being posted on July 31, 2021 and that is one month into the academic year for ophthalmology residency … More

July marks the beginning of the academic year here in the USA when our new residents begin their training process … More

With July 1 just a few days away, a new class of senior residents will climb up the learning curve … More

Imagine two different doctors: Dr A and Dr B, both of whom are doing their residency training in ophthalmology. Dr … More

Ideally, you want the tip of the phaco probe to stay in the central zone of the anterior segment and … More