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Tag: resident cataract surgery
2385: resident’s first pupil expansion ring
We recently featured a similar case here where a resident surgeon perform’s the first pupil expansion ring of the career. … More
2371: resident spiral out capsulorhexis
Performing a spiral out capsulorhexis is a good way to approach a white cataract where the risk of capsular run-out … More
2370: first time doing a white cataract
As you know, we like to keep all resident cases anonymous here on CataractCoach. And this video is a resident’s … More
2363: resident white cataract case
I’ve often said that one of the most amazing miracles of modern medicine is performing phaco for a patient with … More
2329: senior resident tries phaco chop
Any type of nucleo-fractis is great: divide-and-conquer, stop-and-chop, pre-chop, femto-laser, or any variation of phaco chop. As long as you … More
2322: Case 10 for this junior resident
Time to help the next generation and we ask that the experienced surgeons give suggestions to help this junior resident. … More
2315: senior resident helps junior resident
In this video the senior resident has done about 200 cataract surgeries and now takes the initiative to help teach … More
2308: another resident learns stop-and-chop
Stop-and-chop is a solid technique of nucleus removal and we have featured many videos teaching this method on CataractCoach. In … More
2301: should a resident implant a MFIOL?
My commentary for this video may be a little controversial: I think that a resident should not implant a multi-focal … More
2300: resident case 80 stop-and-chop
If you have not yet tried to perform stop-and-chop and instead do only divide and conquer, I encourage you to … More
2294: resident case 35 is pretty good… but
Yesterday’s video featured case number 350 from a new surgeon and today we have a different surgeon with just one … More
2286: resident ultra-chopper case
The ultra-chopper is attached to your phaco tip in place of the phaco needle and it can then harness the … More
2280: PGY4 resident’s 71st case critique
This is case 71 for a PGY4 resident (post-graduate year 4, which is the last year of residency in the … More
2269: intra-lenticular foreign body
This is a rare case that I have never personally experienced, but you may in the future. The patient reports … More
2266: What case number is this?
This is a video of an anonymous resident surgeon in training and my question to you is: What case number … More
2265: resident pit and chop technique
This is an anonymous resident surgeon who is performing the pit and chop technique. Much like the submarine chop, this … More
2245: resident stop-and chop case 175
Last week we featured a different resident performing a stop-and-chop cataract surgery and it was very poorly done. That video … More
2201: moving beyond divide & conquer
Like most modern day cataract surgeons, the first phaco nucleo-fractis technique that I learned was divide and conquer. It is … More
2181: white cataract horizontal chop
Our guest surgeon here is a resident who is doing a great job of horizontal chop in this white cataract. … More
2119: resident surgeon asks for help
To learn cataract surgery, you must put in a lot of effort ahead of time. This means downloading the free … More
2110: UK registrar case 300 review
Time for you to put your expertise to work and we, as a collective group, can help this young surgeon … More
2109: European resident case 30 advice
Time for you to put your expertise to work and we, as a collective group, can help this young surgeon … More
2024: a resident’s first capsule rupture
All cataract surgeons will experience a posterior capsule rupture many times during the course of a career. This complication is … More
1998: case 250 how do you compare?
In the learning curve of cataract surgery, for most ophthalmologists case 500 is half-way up the learning curve. While you … More
1971: resident surgeon stop-and-chop
This left handed resident surgeon does a great job for case 78 but there are some important improvements which need … More
1955: resident misses the Smoke Sign!
You must know what the Smoke Sign is and you must be able to react to it instantly. You can … More
1941: excellent resident horizontal chop
This resident surgeon presents case 250 which features an excellent phaco chop technique. This resident has obviously spent much time … More
1927: should residents learn femto laser?
Many studies have shown that there is little to no benefit to using the femtosecond laser for routine cataract surgery, … More
1926: resident crater chop technique
The challenge in performing traditional phaco chop is that the probe tip has to hold the nucleus with vacuum while … More
1915: junior resident case takes 30 min…
This junior resident case takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. In our review of this case, we have … More
1901: senior resident stop-and-chop
It’s July and that means our senior residents (PGY4 in the USA) and busy climbing up the cataract surgery learning … More
1894: video contest 1st: traumatic cataract
Our first place winner for the video contest presents a very tough traumatic cataract case. This is a case that … More
1893: video contest 2nd: learning from mistakes
Our second place winner in the video contest presents a compilation of complications that were encountered during the journey of … More
1892: video contest 3rd: punctured capsule
Looking at the title picture should make you quite a bit uncomfortable because you still have most of the nucleus … More
1891: video contest honorable mentions p2
Today we feature two more videos from our contest, both of which received an honorable mention. These videos deal with … More
1890: video contest honorable mentions p1
This week we will feature the winners from our recent video contest. Remember that these were limited to 3 minutes … More
1884: Lefty’s 25th solo cataract case
Whether you are right or left handed, the rules and challenges of cataract surgery are the same: safely remove the … More
1883: new surgeon’s third solo case
Now this is not the third time that this resident surgeon has scrubbed and participated in a cataract surgery. This … More
1881: your first solo phaco case of residency
Today is July 1 and that is the first day of the new academic year in the USA. For senior … More
1821: Are you ready for prime time?
If you are a young surgeon nearing the end of your training in the USA or Canada, you will be … More
1811: triple procedure: PKP + CEIOL
The term triple procedure is a little misleading because it is two surgeries: corneal transplantation and cataract surgery. The triple … More
1806: left-handed resident breaks the bag
Let me be the first to say that it is perfectly fine for a surgeon to be left handed. Surprisingly, … More
1796: your first femto laser phaco case
We have a whole section devoted to femtosecond laser cataract cases and we both know that it is not a … More
1783: resident week: Why the bleeding?
When you are in residency training, you must learn the knowledge of ophthalmology and the hands-on skills such as surgery, … More
1782: resident week: cystotome rhexis
The simple bent needle, also called a cystotome (or cystitome for the alternate spelling) can be used to create the … More
1781: resident week: posterior sub-capsular
For this resident case there is an extensive posterior sub-capsular cataract which is causing poor vision, decreased acuity, and tremendous … More
1780: resident week: pseudo-exfoliation
Continuing with resident week, we present a case of pseudo-exfoliation (PXF). There is a spectrum of disease when it comes … More
1779: resident week: nice chop but…
The next case in our resident week series is a routine case where this US senior resident is learning phaco … More
1778: resident week: needle decompression
This week we will feature resident cases submitted anonymously from surgeons in training from around the world. Today’s case is … More