A Comprehensive System for Cataract Surgery

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A Cataract Surgery System

Over 37 years as an ophthalmic surgeon, I have learned a lot about cataract surgery.

I started learning phaco cataract surgery back when it was first introduced into ophthalmology practice in the late 1980s.

I had been in private and public hospital as an ophthalmologist for about 5 years doing routine large incision extracapsular surgery. 

I taught myself the new phaco small incision technique taking one baby step at a time and performing the rest of the procedure in my usual large incision extracapsular way. 

I learnt the easiest steps first. 

I learned the steps from watching videos of the procedure and visiting surgeons in their day surgeries who were already competent in the procedure. 

I ended up over my career performing more than 35,000 phaco cataract surgeries.

I’ve always been passionate about teaching. 

I was forced to take off 5 years from practicing clinical ophthalmology due to a severe neck injury caused by poor posture examining patients on the slit lamp and performing retinal laser for long periods. 

During this time, I completed a PhD in medical education and had academic roles teaching medical students at Monash University. 

I was also Director of IMG assessments at the RACS (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons) assessing overseas trained surgeons regarding their comparability to practice in Australia. 

Throughout all my years in practice I have mentored and trained ophthalmology trainees initially in the Queensland RANZCO training program at Royal Brisbane Hospital for 7 years and then later in the Victorian RANZCO training program at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, for over 20 years.

I decided to develop a framework for teaching every aspect of cataract surgery in a systematic way to make you as the surgeon, feel confident, relaxed and focused doing cataract surgery. 

The system is a framework so you will be prepared for every eventuality from complex cases to managing complications well, together with improving your technique for the regular cataract cases.

We are launching the Cataract Surgery System online training program in February 2026. 

If you would like to be notified of the launch then let us know here https://stan.store/drdianelesleywebster/p/a-cataract-surgery-system-launch-in-feb-2026