2992: Excellent Stop-and-Chop Technique If you are a resident in training and have already completed about forty cases using the … More
Tag: stop and chop cataract surgery
2882: resident stop and chop technique
For a resident surgeon, the stop-and-chop technique serves as the essential bridge between basic sculpting and advanced nuclear disassembly. It … More
2660: precision in stop-and-chop
Yesterday on our CataractCoach Podcast we featured Nitin Chopra, MD, MBA who worked as a Wall Street Financier for more … More
2518: resident stop-and-chop case
There are about 500 senior residents in the USA who are graduating in a few months (by June 30, 2025) … 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
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
2090: mastering stop and chop phaco
The stop-and-chop technique of cataract surgery is a great technique for phaco because it combines the benefits of divide-and-conquer with … 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
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
1726: resident stop and chop case 200
Stop and chop is an important technique to learn during residency and even if you move on to a chop … More
1695: why I am doing stop and chop?
If phaco chop is so amazing, then why am I doing stop and chop in this case? Answer is in … More
1651: Curriculum lesson 10: stop and chop
Our full curriculum series can be found here. https://cataractcoach.com/category/curriculum/ The Stop-and-Chop technique for nucleus removal during cataract surgery blends aspects … More
1633: I am amazed by this resident surgeon
This anonymous video features case number 25 from a young resident ophthalmologist in training. The surgical skill, for case 25, … More
1618: Why did I choose stop-and-chop?
For 22 years, I did a combination of both private practice as well as academics in which I taught the … More
1576: three techniques of nucleus division
Our guest surgeon today is a young resident from Brazil who sent in a video showing him performing three different … More
1495: another resident stop-and-chop
This is case number 22 for a beginning surgeon who is learning stop-and-chop. If this newbie can learn this technique, … More
1494: resident stop-and-chop review
This anonymous resident is performing case number 128 of her/his career using the stop-and-chop technique. If you are a surgeon … More
1493: stop-and-chop technique
Our guest surgeon does a beautiful job demonstrating the stop-and-chop phaco technique. We have featured this technique many times before … More
1243: resident surgeon stop-and-chop
This resident has done about 60 cataract surgeries as the primary surgeon and in this video she performs a routine … More
1191: resident performs stop-and-chop
This video is about the 200th cataract surgery case being performed by this senior resident. The stop-and-chop technique is being … More
1190: guide for learning stop-and-chop
Not every ophthalmologist becomes proficient with phaco chop during residency training and that is acceptable since it can be learned … More
1029: First year in practice Cataract
Our guest surgeon showcases his stop-and-chop nucleo-fractis in a routine cataract surgery and his technique is excellent. He finished his … More
Playlist: Stop-and-Chop Technique
If you are currently performing the Divide-and-Conquer technique of nuclear division, then moving to the Stop-and-Chop technique is relatively easy. … More
Mastering Stop-and-Chop phaco
Stop-and-chop is a common technique in phaco cataract surgery because it is safe, efficient, and relatively easy to learn. We … More