This comprehensive course will give you the fundamental knowledge needed to begin performing cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and extracapsular removal. Each step from preoperative evaluation to postoperative care will be covered to help prepare you for the operating room.
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Introduction to Cataract Surgery
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Advanced Level
Approx. 10 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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University of Michigan
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Unit 1: Prior to the Operating Room
This unit describes what needs to take place prior to getting the patient to the operating room. Although this unit may seem trivial, knowing when to make the decision to do surgery, having a good informed consent discussion, selecting an intraocular lens and anesthetic type are critical to a successful surgery and happy patient.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 95 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
5 videos
01.02 - Refractive goals23m
01.03 - How to Choose an Intraocular Lens: Part 113m
01.04 - How to Choose an Intraocular Lens: Part 2 24m
01.05 - Perioperative Medications 15m
3 readings
Course Expectations10m
Help us learn more about you!10m
READ: Unit 1 - Prior to the Operating Room10m
2 practice exercises
PRE-TEST30m
Unit 1 Content Quiz30m
2 hours to complete
Unit 2: In the Operating Room and Getting to the Cataract
This unit begins in the operating room after the patient is prepped and draped. It covers each step needed for you to access the lens. Once you begin operating, you will realize that each step of surgery has a domino effect. If the beginning steps are not done skillfully, it will make the rest of the case more difficult.
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 84 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
6 videos
02.02 - Anesthesia 18m
02.03 - Wound Construction 12m
02.04 - Viscoelastics 15m
02.05 - Capsulorhexis 17m
02.06 - Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation 6m
1 reading
READ: Unit 2 - In the Operating Room and Getting to the Cataract10m
1 practice exercise
Unit 2 Content Quiz30m
2 hours to complete
Unit 3: Removing the Cataract and Intraocular Lens Placement
This unit is where all the fun begins. The lectures cover lens and cortex removal. We also discuss intraocular lenses and their insertion into the eye. While lens removal is the most critical step of surgery, it is also where the most serious complications occur, so pay attention!
2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 71 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
7 videos
03.02 - Phacoemulsification Techniques: Divide & Conquer and Phaco Chop 14m
03.03 - Irrigation and Aspiration8m
03.04 - IOL Materials and Design 16m
03.05 - Single Piece IOL loading and insertion 3m
03.06 - 3-Piece IOL Loading and Insertion 5m
03.07 - How to Insert an Anterior Chamber Lens Implant 3m
1 reading
READ: Unit 3 - Removing the Cataract and Intraocular Lens Placement10m
1 practice exercise
Unit 3 Content Quiz30m
3 hours to complete
Unit 4: Cataract Complications and Extras
This unit covers some additional tools and strategies you will need to manage complications and difficult cataracts. Just like every person isn’t the same, neither is every cataract. Fortunately, we have many tips and tricks that will help you succeed no matter what type of cataract you tackle.
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 74 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
6 videos
04.02 - Conversion to Extracapsular Cataract Extraction15m
04.03 - Capsular Tension Rings (13:07)13m
04.04 - Small Pupil (14:00)14m
04.05 - Astigmatism management in Cataract Surgery 7m
04.06 - Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery7m
2 readings
READ: Unit 4 - Cataract Complications and Extras10m
Post-course Survey10m
2 practice exercises
Unit 4 Content Quiz30m
POST-TEST40m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO CATARACT SURGERY
by GBAug 5, 2018
This is a great way to learn more about cataract surgery before facing this challenging but rewarding world! A "MUST" for any ophthalmology resident!
by LGJun 8, 2020
Excellent course. Full of useful information. I would only have liked better that some slides with hard facts-data had their references written.
by JRJun 11, 2017
Excellent course for introducing to cataract surgery and knowing basic concepts no one can miss before doing it in practice.
by ANMay 11, 2020
I really enjoyed this course. Thanks to the University of Michigan for launching this awesome program. Thanks a lot.
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