Introduction to Cataract Surgery

University of Michigan

课程信息

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.

100% 在线课程

立即开始，按照自己的计划学习。

高级

完成时间大约为13 小时

建议：5 hours/week

English

字幕：English

100% 在线课程

立即开始，按照自己的计划学习。

高级

完成时间大约为13 小时

建议：5 hours/week

English

字幕：English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

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....

5 videos (Total 95 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

01.01 - Preoperative Evaluation17m

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

Section

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....

6 videos (Total 84 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

6 videos

02.01 - Surg-onomics 13m

02.02 - Anesthesia 18m

02.03 - Wound Construction 12m

02.04 - Viscoelastics 15m

02.05 - Capsulorhexis 17m

02.06 - Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation 6m

1 readings

READ: Unit 2 - In the Operating Room and Getting to the Cataract10m

1 practice exercises

Unit 2 Content Quiz30m

3

Section

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!...

7 videos (Total 71 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

03.01 - Phacodynamics 18m

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 readings

READ: Unit 3 - Removing the Cataract and Intraocular Lens Placement10m

1 practice exercises

Unit 3 Content Quiz30m

4

Section

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....

6 videos (Total 74 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

04.01 - Capsule Complications16m

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

Instructor

Elizabeth Du, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

About University of Michigan

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Introduction to Cataract Surgery