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

Our guest surgeon today is a young ophthalmologist from Spain and he is performing phaco for a patient with a … More

This is a case where we knew ahead of time there would be issues. The patient is mid 50s in … More

We have extensively covered the topic of white cataracts here on CataractCoach and we have an entire subcategory devoted to … More

Our guest surgeon today is Xiongfei Liu MD from Sacramento, California. He was previously a resident with us at our … More

The topic of white cataracts is so popular here on CataractCoach that we have an entire category devoted to it … More

It is always a pleasure to learn from a master surgeon like Dr Pradip Mohanta from West Bengal, India. He … More

This patient has an intumescent white cataract and we know that poses a risk of capsular run-out due to the … More

One of our favorite topics on CataractCoach is the intumescent white cataract. We know that the capsular bag is pressurized … More

We know that intumescent white cataracts can be challenging because the lens capsule is pressurized with liquefied lens cortex. This … More

After needle decompression of the cataract, using a spiral technique for the capsulorhexis has a distinct advantage: if there is … More

We know that an intumescent white cataract is fluid-filled with liquefied lens cortex. This makes the pressure within the capsular … More

For the phaco chop technique, the nucleus is held stationary by the vacuum level of the phaco probe. This is … More