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Cataract Education

Explore the latest in cataract education by selecting popular topics to the right, or click below to browse across all ASCRS cataract resources.

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Cataract Topics

IOL Exchange
IOL Calculations
FLACS
Phaco
Catatact Complications
Surgical Technique

Posterior Capsule Rupture

ASCRS Focus on CataracT SURGERY

In this month's ASCRS Focus on Cataract Surgery, learn the ins and outs of posterior capsule rupture. Explore a variety of educational resources on this common complication, including surgical videos, instructional courses, journal articles, and more.

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 Earn CME Credit 

Earn CME credit online by participating in these CME 24/7 activities:

CME Activity
The Practical Guide to Cataract Essentials
February 2020
CME Activity
Improving the Cataract Patient Experience: Minimizing Pain and Inflammation While Reducing the Need for Topical Drops
November 2019
CME Activity
Surgery in Focus: Pearls for the White Cataract
December 2019
CME Activity
Cataract Video Session: Was That a Good Idea?
December 2019
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ASCRS Cataract Day

NEW IN 2020!

Join ASCRS for Cataract Day during the 2020 Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Based on attendee feedback, this full day of programming on Monday, May 18 is focused entirely on cataract surgery. Led by the Cataract Clinical Committee, ASCRS Cataract Day is designed to provide real-world cases, practical information and video instruction for anterior segment surgeons at all experience levels.

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Phaco Essentials Webinar Series

Phaco Essentials

View this 5-part Young Eye Surgeons webinar series to review the essentials of phaco.

Webinar
Phaco FUNdamentals: Expecting the Unexpected (Part 3)
Berdine Burger, MD, Zachary Zavodni, MD, David F. Chang, MD, Brian Kim, MD 59:39 minutes
May 2016
Webinar
Phaco FUNdamentals: How Can You Make Your Machine Work For You? (Part 4)
Zachary Zavodni, MD, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, David F. Chang, MD, Tom Oetting, MD 1:06:48 minutes
August 2016
Webinar
Phaco FUNdamentals: Putting It All Together (Part 5)
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, Jeremy Kieval, MD, David F. Chang, MD, Thomas Oetting, MD 59:59 minutes
December 2016
Webinar
Phaco FUNdamentals: Do You Know Your Machine? (Part 1)
Edwin Chen, MD, David F. Chang, MD, Kenneth L. Cohen, MD, Berdine Burger, MD 1:15:29 minutes
September 2015
Webinar
Phaco FUNdamentals: Getting Yourself Out of Trouble (Part 2)
Edwin Chen, MD, Berdine Burger, MD, David F. Chang, MD, Ken Cohen, MD 1:08:32 minutes
February 2016

ASCRS Clinical Committee Report

Medical and surgical management of the small pupil during cataract surgery

As cataract surgery continues to evolve, the intraoperative small pupil continues to pose challenges to even the most experienced cataract surgeon. Several steps can be taken preoperatively to decrease the chance of intraoperative miosis. Even so, the problem of miosis during cataract surgery remains a relatively common occurrence.

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Award-Winning Cataract Films

Explore the 2019 films that won awards at the 2019 ASCRS Film Festival

Video
Unexpected Corneal Endothelial Damage in FLACS
Producers: Tutomu Igarashi, MD ; Maika Kobayashi, BScOptom ; Yoichiro Masuda, MD ; Tadashi Nakano, PhD ; Kotaro Oki, MD ; Hiroshi Takahashi, MD ; Akira Watanabe 07:19 minutes
May 2019
Video
IOL Injection Issues
Producer: Ronald Yeoh, MD 07:55 minutes
May 2019
Video
A Critical Analysis of CTR Insertion and a Novel Injection System to Reduce CTR Complications
Producer: Timothy Page, MD 08:00 minutes
May 2019
Video
Couching
Producer: Ashar Agarwal, MBBS, MS, FRCS 07:39 minutes
May 2019

Surgical Essentials: Getting You out of Trouble in Cataract Surgery

View this session on cataract surgical essentials from the 2019 ASCRS Annual Meeting

Presentation
Managing Soft Cataracts
Ronald Yeoh, MD 09:30 minutes
May 2019
Presentation
Management of Lens-Iris Diaphragm Retropulsion Syndrome during phaco
Claudio Orlich, MD 10:13 minutes
May 2019
Presentation
Rescuing the Errant Capsulorrhexis
Richard Tipperman, MD 09:50 minutes
May 2019
Presentation
Management of Hard/Brunescent Cataracts
Mohan Rajan, MD 10:42 minutes
May 2019
Presentation
Saving the Unstable Lens with Capsular Support Hooks
Guy Kleinmann, MD 10:32 minutes
May 2019
Presentation
What Do I Do If the Pupil Comes Down Midway through a Case?
Tal Raviv, MD, FACS 08:54 minutes
May 2019
Presentation
How to Get out of Trouble When the Posterior Capsule Is Broken
Thomas Kohnen, MD, PhD 13:18 minutes
May 2019
Presentation
Management of Subluxated Lenses
Jorge L. Domene Sr., MD 10:09 minutes
May 2019
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