This 30 year old patient has a tough situation: bilateral white cataracts with high pressure within the capsular bag. There … More
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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