Introduction to Cataract Surgery

Introduction to Cataract Surgery

Instructor: Elizabeth Du, M.D.

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What you'll learn

Understand the fundamentals of how to perform each step of cataract surgery successfully.
Understand how to manage cataract surgery challenges.

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

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.

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.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videosTotal 95 minutes

01.01 - Preoperative Evaluation17 minutes
01.02 - Refractive goals24 minutes
01.03 - How to Choose an Intraocular Lens: Part 114 minutes
01.04 - How to Choose an Intraocular Lens: Part 2 24 minutes
01.05 - Perioperative Medications 16 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Course Expectations10 minutes
Help us learn more about you!10 minutes
READ: Unit 1 - Prior to the Operating Room10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

PRE-TEST30 minutes
Unit 1 Content Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Unit 1 Discussion10 minutes

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.

What's included

6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt

6 videosTotal 84 minutes

02.01 - Surg-onomics 13 minutes
02.02 - Anesthesia 19 minutes
02.03 - Wound Construction 12 minutes
02.04 - Viscoelastics 15 minutes
02.05 - Capsulorhexis 18 minutes
02.06 - Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation 7 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

READ: Unit 2 - In the Operating Room and Getting to the Cataract10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 2 Content Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Unit 2 Discussion10 minutes

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!

What's included

7 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt

7 videosTotal 71 minutes

03.01 - Phacodynamics 19 minutes
03.02 - Phacoemulsification Techniques: Divide & Conquer and Phaco Chop 14 minutes
03.03 - Irrigation and Aspiration9 minutes
03.04 - IOL Materials and Design 17 minutes
03.05 - Single Piece IOL loading and insertion 3 minutes
03.06 - 3-Piece IOL Loading and Insertion 5 minutes
03.07 - How to Insert an Anterior Chamber Lens Implant 3 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

READ: Unit 3 - Removing the Cataract and Intraocular Lens Placement10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Unit 3 Content Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Unit 3 Discussion10 minutes

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.