2978: Flush and Crush Phaco Technique Our guest surgeon demonstrates the “flush and crush” technique, which serves as a highly … More
Tag: tilt tumble
2458: teach me the tilt and chop technique
There are many techniques for breaking up the nucleus and aspirating it with the phaco probe and ultrasonic energy. And … More
2380: tilt and chop phaco technique
As we become more experienced surgeons, we evolve our surgical technique to provide safer, more efficient, and more precise outcomes … More
2087: opaque but mushy, so tilt and tumble
This is another case featuring the tilt and tumble technique described years ago by Dr Dick Lindstrom. This patient has … More
2086: too mushy, so do tilt and tumble
This is a complete cataract case featuring a nucleus that is too mushy to chop, so I revert to the … More
1995: tilting the nucleus makes chop easy
Some surgeons desire to learn variations of phaco chop but they are uncomfortable with placing the chopper around the lens … More
1913: favorite technique for post PPV eyes
Prior pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) makes the cataract surgery more challenging because it removes the anterior hyaloid face and vitreous … More
1137: too soft to chop, so tumble it
If you know a variety of different phaco techniques, it is easy to switch gears and shift to something that … More
