Cataract Surgery

Dr. Goel is a comprehensive ophthalmologist, cataract & refractive surgeon.  He performs advanced cataract surgery and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) using the latest technologies. This includes premium technology lenses (multifocal, extended depth of focus, and toric / astigmatism correction) and MIGS procedures.

If you wish to learn more about cataracts or have an appointment scheduled with Dr. Goel, please download and complete Dr. Goel’s Cataract Education Packet (PDF).

Please also watch Dr. Goel’s recommended videos to learn more about cataract surgery:

Intraocular Lens Overview, Options & Informed Consent

  1. Cataract Surgery IOL Options – An overview of cataract surgery. (14 minutes)
  2. Cataract Surgery – Understanding IOLs & Informed Consent – Informed consent information. (6 minutes)
  3. Cataract Surgery Animation – An explanation of the typical steps in cataract surgery. (6 minutes)

Advanced Technology Intraocular Lens

  1. Alcon PanOptix® (Trifocal IOL) – An Alcon video which compares monofocal and advanced lens technologies in a patient-friendly manner.  Multifocal lenses help to treat presbyopia, thus reducing glasses or contact lenses dependence after cataract surgery.  This video also introduces one of the newest multifocal (trifocal) lens technology called PanOptix®. (3 minutes)
  2. Alcon Vivity (Extended Depth of Focus, EDOF) IOL – This Alcon video explains the mechanism of action of the Alcon Vivity IOL. Extended depth of focus (EDOF) IOLs help to treat presbyopia, thus reducing glasses or contact lenses dependence after cataract surgery. (2 minutes)
  3. The Vivity and Panoptix – How do YOU choose the best premium lens implant? – Excellent overview by Shannon Wong, MD, of Austin Eye on the essential differences between the PanOptix and Vivity lenses. (12 minutes)
  4. Toric IOL (Astigmatism) overview and informed consent – An overview of astigmatism and toric intraocular lenses.  Toric IOLs reduce astigmatism and allow the eyes to process images more efficiently and with greater clarity. (4 minutes)

Live Surgery (Optional)

  1. Dr. Goel explains cataract surgery in one minute (60 seconds) or two minutes (120 seconds). These are routine cases which are narrated at 5x-10x speed to give a quick overview of cataract surgery steps.
  2. Dr. Goel performs cataract surgery on a routine case (2023) – Includes surgeon view, timer, and subtitles. (9 minutes)
  3. Dr. Goel performs cataract surgery on a routine case (2012) – This is a narrated video in which Dr. Goel describes each step of cataract surgery in patient friendly terms. (9 minutes)
  4. Dr. Goel performs surgery on a mature white cataract with Vision Blue – This is a narrated video in which Dr. Goel describes techniques to approach a mature white cataract using the Vision Blue staining technique. (13 minutes)
  5. Bleeding from Pupil Expander! Now What? (July 11, 2018) – Dr. Goel performs surgery as a guest expert on the world-renowned CataractCoach.com. Dr. Goel performs surgery using a pupil expander (Malyugin Ring) in a small percentage of cataract cases. Patients who are on medications for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) or other conditions may need a pupil expander at the time of surgery. (5 minutes)
  6. Two-Handed Capsulorrhexis Technique (February 4, 2020) – A second video featured on CataractCoach.com.  Dr. Goel performs cataract surgery on patient with a complete white cataract and a history of retinal detachment surgery. (5 minutes)
Dr. Goel inserts an iStent to help lower eye pressure in a patient with cataracts and glaucoma.

Glaucoma and Cataracts (Trabecular Bypass Stents)

  1. Trabecular Bypass Stent for Glaucoma – A 4 minute video, produced by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, with an overview of trabecular bypass stents for glaucoma. Patients with cataracts and glaucoma have the opportunity to have a glaucoma procedure at the time of cataract surgery to lower the eye pressure. (5 minutes)
  2. MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery) – Dr. Goel performs MIGS procedures using the iStent inject (patient video) and Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) (patient video). Please watch these patient-friendly videos to learn more about MIGS procedures for patients who have cataracts and glaucoma.

Dr. Goel’s Top 5 video playlist to learn about cataract surgery:

If you wish to learn more about cataracts or have an appointment scheduled with Dr. Goel, please download and complete Dr. Goel’s Cataract Education Packet (PDF).