2614: Nanophthalmic with angle closure

Tiny, nanophthalmic eyes are among the toughest cases for cataract surgery. With a very shallow anterior chamber, it is a … More

2548: pars plana vitreous tap for shallow AC

This is a very difficult and challenging case where our guest surgeon does an amazing job and offers so many … More

Being a cataract surgeon is stressful and every patient demands a perfect outcome. The most challenging cases are often those … More

I enjoy operating on very myopic eyes because there is so much room within the anterior segment of the eye. … More

I get emails from viewers asking how to see cases where I am the surgeon operating. This is about as … More

We all love performing cataract surgery on average eyes because we know what to expect: an average IOL power, average … More

This cataract surgery patient has a relatively small pupil, a shallow anterior chamber, and glaucoma. Our guest surgeon does a … More

When we replace the 4.5mm thick cataract with a thin IOL, we open the angle of the eye and solve … More

This patient has malignant glaucoma and to treat that the procedure is IZHV: irido-zonulo-hyaloido-vitrectomy. Here is what our guest surgeon … More

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

This is a tough case in a patient with prior synechiae, a small pupil, a shallow anterior chamber, and a … More

Experienced cataract surgeons know that the most challenging cataract cases are often the nanophthalmic eyes. These tiny eyes have a … More

Just watching this case is stressful. It is a very small eye with a 20 mm axial length, shallow anterior … More

As surgeons, we love it when we can make an incredible improvement in the lives of our patients. An added … More

For any cataract surgeon this is a tough case: 94 year old patient (nonagenarian), short axial length, shallow anterior chamber, … More

This is my video from the Cataract Spotlight session by Dr David Chang from the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2022 … More

This is a very tough case: a small eye with a shallow anterior chamber, a small pupil with iris laxity, … More

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

The irrigation / aspiration probe is placed in the eye and we begin cortex removal. But as we try to … More