Mr Rajen Gupta, B Med Sci., BMBS., MRCP., FRCOphth completed his undergraduate training at Nottingham University. Following his qualification in 1994, he has had a broad exposure to general medicine, neurosurgery, and acute medicine. Mr Gupta subsequently undertook post-graduate ophthalmic training in Nottingham and Birmingham before completing a Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. In 2008, Mr Gupta joined the Newcastle Eye Centre located at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. His interests include diabetic retinopathy, vascular disorders as well as age-related macular degeneration. He also has a keen interest in andragogy and its application in teaching ophthalmology. This has been acknowledged as contributing to the high post graduate ophthalmic exam success rate in the region and helping trainees to develop essential cataract surgery skills.

Contains videos which illustration technical and surgical procedures

Covers all steps of the procedure in a didactic style for rapid attainment of information

Suitable for use as a training guide with a modular approach to learning surgical techniques

Highly relevant to trainees and newly qualified consultants seeking a step-by-step learning resource

Introduction to modular phacoemulsification training principles.- Irrigation Aspiration.-Capsulorhexis.- Hydrodissection.- How to Palm an instrument.- Fragment removal: Make a Space Technique.- Fragmentation of Segments.- Phaco grooving and cracking.- Lazy Phaco Chop.- Corneal incision and side port.- Draping.