PHACO FUNDAMENTALS
PHACO FUNDAMENTALS: Phacodynamics for Challenging Cataracts
Phaco Fundamentals Satellite CME
Sunday, April 27, 2025
11:00am – 11:30am PT Registration
11:30am – 1:30pm PT Lunch and Program
Los Angeles Convention Center, Room: Concourse Hall 152-153
Educational Objectives:
- Understand fundamental vacuum pump settings and ultrasound modulation for phaco and when to modify them.
- Understand how to modify platform-specific phaco settings for white cataracts
- Understand nuclear disassembly techniques and strategies for white cataracts
- List strategies for complex phaco cases and the principles of how and why settings and techniques may need adjustment
Description: This program will review principles for adjusting and optimizing phaco machine settings and techniques for both routine and complex cases. Special attention will be given to surgical strategies for rock hard cataracts and complicated cases. Videos will include cases being performed with 4 different phaco machines.
Program Chairs
David Chang
Kourtney Houser, MD
Sun
Apr 27, 2025
David F. Chang, MD
11:40am-11:46am When should I adjust the vacuum or flow (Peristaltic / Venturi)?
11:46am-11:52am How do I recognize and manage post occlusion surge? Sumitra Khandelwal
11:52am-11:58am When should I adjust the power modulation?
11:58am-12:04pm What settings should I use for chopping?
12:04pm-12:14pm Panel Discussion
12:15pm-12:25pm Small Pupil (e.g. IFIS)
12:25pm-12:35pm Zonulopathy Cataracts
12:35pm-12:45pm White Cataract
12:45pm-12:55pm Rock Hard Cataract
Alternating Case presentations by David Chang & Kourtney Houser
the faculty have not seen these cases and will be asked to describe their pearls for a variety of challenging situations
• Trampolining posterior capsule (David Chang)
• High myope (Kourtney Houser)
• Posterior polar cataract with ?PCR (David Chang)
• Posterior subcapsular cataract in patient with prior intravitreal injections (Kourtney Houser)
• Converting to ECCE (David Chang)
• Severely subluxated cataract (Kourtney Houser)
