Decades ago the standard cataract surgery was an intra-capsular cataract extraction. This involved making a large incision, injecting alpha chymotrypsin … More
Tag: white cataract
1143: why such a tiny capsulorhexis?
This is the double capsulorhexis technique which is a great choice for intumescent white cataracts. In these types of cases, … More
1141: white cataract with coloboma
This patient has a lens coloboma with about three clock hours of missing zonular support. This can make the surgery … More
1132: Playlist: white cataract capsulorhexis
Performing a successful capsulorhexis is one of the biggest challenges in eyes with white cataracts, particularly intumescent white cataracts. This … More
1119: resident attempts a white cataract
This is case number 50 for a resident who is being supervised by a senior attending faculty member. It is … More
1057: Resident Double Capsulorhexis
The idea behind the double capsulorhexis is to avoid the capsule run-out (Argentinian Flag Sign) for intumescent white cataracts that … More
1052: Spiral Out Capsulorhexis
Our video features a young and talented surgeon, Dr Priyanka Pantola from Kanpur, UP, India and she is showing us … More
1040: White Cataract Double Rhexis
Our guest surgeon is Dr. Manbir Singh from India and he is showing us a dense white cataract case with … More
1037: Trifocal IOL with white cataract
Trifocal IOLs require refractive accuracy. We need to be able to deliver close to a plano outcome without much residual … More
1004: Preventing Capsular Rip in white cataracts
This 30 year old patient has a tough situation: bilateral white cataracts with high pressure within the capsular bag. There … More
white cataract needle decompression
This patient is a good candidate for needle decompression because the intumescent cataract has a distinct fluid layer and we … More
Pseudo-Exfoliation White Cataract
Our guest surgeon today is a young ophthalmologist from Spain and he is performing phaco for a patient with a … More
Four handed phaco! What?
This is a case where we knew ahead of time there would be issues. The patient is mid 50s in … More
Recovering from an anterior capsule rip
We have extensively covered the topic of white cataracts here on CataractCoach and we have an entire subcategory devoted to … More
Femtosecond Laser White Cataract
Our guest surgeon today is Xiongfei Liu MD from Sacramento, California. He was previously a resident with us at our … More
Rock the Nucleus in White Cataracts
The topic of white cataracts is so popular here on CataractCoach that we have an entire category devoted to it … More
White Cataract Double Capsulorhexis
It is always a pleasure to learn from a master surgeon like Dr Pradip Mohanta from West Bengal, India. He … More
Cataract Quiz: how to rescue this case
This patient has an intumescent white cataract and we know that poses a risk of capsular run-out due to the … More
Cataract Quiz: intumescent decompression
One of our favorite topics on CataractCoach is the intumescent white cataract. We know that the capsular bag is pressurized … More
Intumescent Cataract Auto Aspiration
We know that intumescent white cataracts can be challenging because the lens capsule is pressurized with liquefied lens cortex. This … More
Spiral Capsulorhexis Technique
After needle decompression of the cataract, using a spiral technique for the capsulorhexis has a distinct advantage: if there is … More
White cataract needle decompression
We know that an intumescent white cataract is fluid-filled with liquefied lens cortex. This makes the pressure within the capsular … More
Secret to Chopping Dense Cataracts
For the phaco chop technique, the nucleus is held stationary by the vacuum level of the phaco probe. This is … More