Each year, I’ve enjoyed participating in the Wills Eye resident teaching program on anterior vitrectomy for cataract surgeons. Below are some excellent resources I’ve found useful over the past few years. I’ll continue to update this page and add surgical pearls and resources as I find them.
Videos
- Uday Devgan, MD – CataractCoach – Anterior Vitrectomy & Sulcus IOL with Optic Capture – This includes Dr. Devgan’s 15 steps for performing anterior vitrectomy. (Pro tip – I have this as a print-out for easy reference in the operating room) I have also added additional pearls in this 2026 guide here.
- Uday Devgan, MD – CataractCoach – Anterior Vitrectomy Playlist (4 videos)
- Dr. Deepak Megur – Anterior Vitrectomy technique tutorial (YouTube)
- Dr. Deepak Megur – Anterior Vitrectomy Technique for Cataract Surgeons (YouTube)
- Dr. Deepak Megur – Impending Nucleus Drop & PC Tear (YouTube)
- D. Brian Kim MD – Managing Posterior Capsule Rupture (YouTube)
Presentations / Articles
- Dr Josepine Christy – Aravind Pondicherry – Understanding the Principles of Anterior Vitrectomy (YouTube, 31 minutes)
- Steve Charles, MD, FACS, FICS – Anterior Vitrectomy and Posterior Loss of Lens Material During Cataract Surgery (YouTube, 38 minutes)
- Steve Charles, MD, FACS, FICS – Anterior Vitrectomy: Concepts From a Retina Specialist (CRSToday) – Article and three minute video highlights.
- Robert Cionni, MD – The Eye Institute of Utah – Vitrectomy for Cataract Surgeons (YouTube, 15 minutes)
- AIOS Masterclass on Anterior Vitrectomy for Cataract Surgeons (YouTube, starts at 32:00)
- Susan M MacDonald, MD – Anterior Vitrectomy (AAO 2016, ONE Network, may need login, 5 minutes)
