1253: preventing a phaco wound burn

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

1245: tips to improve phaco technique

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

This is case number 50 for a resident who is being supervised by a senior attending faculty member. It is … More

All great surgeons are students for life: continually learning and evolving surgical techniques to keep up with the latest techniques … More

This video was submitted by an ophthalmologist who recently graduated from residency training. He has about 350 phaco cases of … More

This cataract surgery is being performed by a senior resident in the USA (PGY-4 level which means post-graduate year number … More

This video shows a resident surgeon’s first phaco chop. The key is that the resident is putting the effort to … More