Practicals · OPH

Ophthalmology

95 practical items from the NMC curriculum and the NBEMS DNB curriculum, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

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Top education resources

Top education resources for Ophthalmology

Video libraries, simulators and animations that residents and published reviews rate highly. We opened every link and checked it plays (8 Oct 2026). Ranked best first.

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    CataractCoach (Prof Uday Devgan)
    Video libraryFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Daily cataract videos incl. resident MSICS and phaco cases and complications

    Strongest evidence of any resource: 8 Reddit threads, SDN, 3 papers; new video almost daily

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    Cybersight (Orbis)
    Video libraryFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    482 surgical videos, 298 in 3D: cataract, glaucoma, retina, strabismus, oculoplasty

    Built for low-resource countries; 3D surgical video rated above 2D by residents

  3. 3
    Eyetube
    Video libraryFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Ophthalmic surgical videos by subspecialty; residents and fellows channel

    Large free surgical library (sponsored content)

  4. 4
    EyeRounds video atlas + Gonioscopy.org (Iowa)
    Video libraryFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Cataract, cornea, glaucoma, oculoplastics, retina, suturing; gonioscopy

    Academic, free, peer-reviewed teaching

  5. 5
    Aravind AUROTUBE 🇮🇳
    Video channelFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    MSICS and other surgery from Aravind

    MSICS is what most Indian residents do (97% exposure vs 14% phaco)

95 items

Anterior segment examination

Fundus examination

Amsler grid charting

Interpretation
  • VideoAmsler Grid Test: Procedure, Prerequisites, Scotoma, Interpretation, and Documentation (Video 2)10:06
  • VideoAmsler grid test II Central visual field test II screening test for macular degeneration4:29
  • +66 more links

Glaucoma investigations

Lacrimal/tear function tests

Lacrimal system

Lacrimal syringing

Procedure
  • VideoLacrimal Syringing & Probing | Procedure & Interpretation of Results10:01
  • VideoLacrimal syringing workshop4:16
  • +66 more links

Dacryocystography

Interpretation
  • VideoDacryocystography procedure # complete study || Radiology technical #| By BL Kumawat7:32
  • VideoDCG Procedure || Dacryocystogram || In Hindi || Radiological Procedure ||19:04
  • +66 more links

Cornea

Corneal pachymetry

Interpretation
  • VideoDid You Know Cornea Has Two Centres? Which Centre Will Yield a Good and Reliable CCT Measurement?2:01
  • VideoVideo 03 Pachymetry3:19
  • +66 more links

Specular microscopy of corneal endothelium

Interpretation
  • VideoCorneal Endothelial Disorders: How Specular Microscopy Helps Detect Them Early1:57
  • VideoAIOC2021 - IC488 - Topic - Dr Shana Sood - Specular Microscopy Interpretation and Diagnostic Value7:18
  • +66 more links

Repair of corneo-scleral perforation

Procedure
  • VideoSlip Knot Technique for Open Globe Repair | Ophthalmology | Narrated by Young Surgeon3:46
  • VideoEye surgery: mastering corneoscleral wound suturing technique5:05
  • +66 more links

Colour vision

Refraction

Streak retinoscopy

Procedure
  • VideoRetinoscopy of the eye (Ophthalmology)4:43
  • VideoRetinoscopy in 3 Simple Steps4:52
  • +66 more links

Subjective and objective refraction

Procedure
  • VideoComplete Refraction Procedure Explained | Subjective... - YouTube
  • PageObjective Refraction (Retinoscopy) - Primary... | Najah Videoslectures.najah.edu
  • +33 more links

Prescription of glasses

Procedure
  • VideoWriting a prescription for spectacles | OT Skills Guide6:47
  • VideoRetinoscopy and prescription of glasses . A must to know25:35
  • +66 more links

Squint/strabismus

Synoptophore examination for strabismus

Procedure
  • VideoBINOCULAR VISION EXAMINATION ON SYNOPTOPHORE | Children's Eye Center in Warsaw2:03
  • VideoSQUINT lecture 13 SYNOPTOPHORE and HESS SCREEN overview, PHORIAS introduction10:28
  • +66 more links

Diplopia charting

Interpretation
  • VideoDiplopia Charting and Interpretation: A Step-by-Step Guide for Ophthalmologists and optometrists.30:11
  • VideoProcedure of Diplopia Charting (Diplopia Charting: Video-3)4:49
  • +66 more links

Amblyopia diagnosis and treatment

Clinical examination
  • VideoDiagnosing and Managing Lazy Eye | Monica Khitri, MD | UCLAMDChat26:22
  • VideoExamination of Strabismus and Amblyopia [ARCHIVE]51:55
  • +66 more links

Orbit

Contact lenses

Retina investigations

Fundus photography

Interpretation
  • VideoFundus Photography Interpretation5:42
  • VideoFundus Photography step by step8:01
  • +66 more links

Ocular ultrasound A-scan/B-scan

Interpretation
  • VideoBasic B scan Examination Techniques 1 [ARCHIVE]6:39
  • VideoB scan course || differentiate retinal detachment from vitreous detachment and choroidal detachment17:29
  • +66 more links

Orbit investigations

Minor surgical procedures

Chalazion incision and curettage

Proceduremust know and perform independently
  • VideoHow To Do Chalazion Incision & Curettage - Learn Step- By- Step | Ophthalmology3:29
  • VideoChalazion Surgery REVIEW & UPDATE | ft. Harley Street Eye Centre13:59
  • +66 more links

Subconjunctival injection

Proceduremust know and perform independently
  • VideoSubconjunctival Injection Explained | Optometry Lecture ...
  • +22 more links

Posterior sub-Tenon's injection

Proceduremust know and perform independently
  • VideoHow to give a Posterior subtenons anesthesia (FAQ series Ep 03) - Dr Deepak Megur1:42
  • VideoHow to give a Posterior Sub Tenon Steroid injection of ... - YouTube
  • +33 more links

Artificial eye fitting

Procedure
  • PageEmpirical Impressions Technique for Artificial Eye Fittingicon-file-textstudyres.com

Ocular surface surgery

Pterygium excision

Proceduremust know and perform independently
  • VideoAnimation: Pterygium Excision and Conjunctival Autograft (PECA) | Precision Cornea Centre1:04
  • VideoPterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft (PECA) Procedure Explained | Precision Cornea Centre8:10
  • +44 more links

Lid surgery

Tarsorrhaphy

Proceduremust know and perform independently
  • VideoHow to Apply a Tape-Splint Tarsorrhaphy1:44
  • VideoLateral Tarsorrhaphy For Facial Nerve Palsy7:40
  • +66 more links

Ectropion and entropion repair

Proceduremust be able to independently perform
  • VideoEntropion and Ectropion Repair Surgeries1:42
  • VideoRepairing eyelid position: Oculoplastics Entropion Ectropion Repair4:44
  • +66 more links

Lid repair following trauma

Proceduremust be able to independently perform
  • VideoEyelid Laceration Repair - Simple Technique | Ron Mancini, MD, FACS; Zac Keenum, MD4:42
  • VideoAIOC2024 IC183 Topic Prof Dr Sudhir Kumar Management of Eyelid Lacerations12:57
  • +66 more links

Epilation / electroepilation for trichiasis

Proceduremust be able to independently perform
  • VideoHow to Remove an Inturned Eyelash | Eyelash Epilation | Eye First Aid | OSCE Guide | UKMLA | CPSA1:52
  • VideoTiming of Electroablation in Trichiasis-Dr. Kumaran Murugesan, KESC, Chennai2:03
  • +33 more links

Ocular anaesthesia

Retrobulbar and peribulbar anaesthesia block

Proceduremust know and perform independently
  • VideoTechnique for Retrobulbar Anesthetic Injection for Eye Surgery2:40
  • VideoOCULAR ANAESTHESIA || peribulbar block, retrobulbar block and subtenons block25:48
  • +66 more links

Destructive procedures

Evisceration (with or without implant)

Proceduremust be able to independently perform
  • VideoEvisceration with implant followed by rehabilitation : Gratifying Experience - Dr. Vaibhav Nagpal0:50
  • VideoEvisceration with PMMA Implant - YouTube
  • +55 more links

Sac surgery

Dacryocystectomy

Proceduremust be able to independently perform
  • PageDacryocystectomy: A fibrin glue-assisted subfascial excision - PMCpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  • +33 more links

Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)

Proceduremust be able to independently perform
  • VideoDacryocystorhinostomy | DCR4:47
  • VideoDacryocystorhinostomy | DCR surgery|32:28
  • +66 more links

Probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Proceduremust be able to independently perform
  • VideoLacrimal Syringing & Probing | Procedure & Interpretation of Results10:01
  • VideoLacrimal Syringing and Probing : Technique and Interpretation of results26:30
  • +66 more links

Strabismus surgery

Orbit surgery

Glaucoma surgery

Trabeculectomy for glaucoma

Procedure
  • VideoTrabeculectomy simplified for medical students5:01
  • VideoTrabeculectomy Surgery-Scott Fudemberg, MD-April 25, 2015 CARES Conference11:05
  • +44 more links

Trabeculotomy

Procedureshould have performed/assisted
  • VideoCONGENITAL GLAUCOMA|| JUVENILE GLAUCOMA|| DEVELOPMENTAL GLAUCOMA||GONIOTOMY||TRABECULOTOMY20:45
  • VideoSurgery: Trabeculotomy for Congenital Glaucoma: Dr. Daniel Neely10:35
  • +44 more links

Goniotomy

Procedureshould have performed/assisted
  • VideoCONGENITAL GLAUCOMA|| JUVENILE GLAUCOMA|| DEVELOPMENTAL GLAUCOMA||GONIOTOMY||TRABECULOTOMY20:45
  • VideoGoniotomy a good IOP-lowering option in different situations1:54
  • +66 more links

Glaucoma drainage valve implant surgery

Procedureshould have performed/assisted
  • VideoSurgical Approaches for Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation2:38
  • VideoAhmed Valve, preparation for surgery - Dr. Mauricio Turati Acosta0:50
  • +66 more links

Cataract surgery

Phacoemulsification cataract surgery

Procedurethird year
  • VideoSimulated Surgery: Phacoemulsification: Creating Incision and Performing a Capsulorhexis3:47
  • VideoPhacoemulsification cataract surgery Instrument's & Stapes in Hindi? Phaco cataract surgery? MICS?9:55
  • +66 more links

Intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE)

Proceduresecond year
  • VideoIntracapsular cataract extraction surgery | 6minutemedico4:35
  • VideoIntracapsular Cataract Extraction| AP's UG Viva Pearls 100:56
  • +55 more links

Vitreoretinal surgery

Cornea surgery

Keratoplasty (therapeutic and optical)

Procedureshould have performed/assisted
  • PageTherapeutic Keratoplasty : A Comprehensive Review · eOphthaeophtha.com
  • PageClinical pearls from WCC IX: Strategies in therapeutic keratoplasty...www-touchophthalmology-com.nproxy.org
  • +33 more links

Laser procedures

YAG laser capsulotomy

Proceduredesirable
  • VideoHow we teach college students about YAG capsulotomy.0:57
  • VideoPosterior capsular opacification (PCO) and Nd YAG posterior capsulotomy7:36
  • +44 more links

Laser peripheral iridotomy

Proceduredesirable
  • VideoLaser peripheral iridotomy (LPI)1:15
  • VideoLaser Peripheral Iridotomy: Tips and Tricks (Malik Y. Kahook, MD)11:24
  • +66 more links

Focal and panretinal photocoagulation (laser)

Proceduredesirable
  • VideoLASER TREATMENT FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY || PAN RETINAL PHOTOCOAGULATION ( PRP)23:37
  • VideoiFocus Online#199, Retina#51, Dr Guruprasad Ayachit, Lasers in Retina, April 22, 2022, 8:00 PM1:06:45
  • +66 more links

Refractive surgery

Ocular histopathology

Clinical/practical examination

Short case clinical examination and presentation

Clinical examination
  • VideoOphthalmology history taking proforma format case presentation discussion clinical practical pattern35:15
  • VideoClinical Examination in Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology Simplified with Dr. Sudha38:54
  • +44 more links

Fundus case clinical examination

Clinical examination
  • VideoFundoscopy | How to Visualise the Fundus | Direct Ophthalmoscopy | OSCE Guide | UKMLA | CPSA1:33
  • VideoiFocus Online#209, Retina#61, ExamSpecial, Dr Chaitra Jayadev, Short Cases in Retina1:04:30
  • +44 more links

Refraction case clinical examination

Clinical examination
  • VideoiFocus Online, Session 14, OSCE in Refraction, Pharmacology and Instruments2:06:34
  • VideoClinical refraction 5 │Spectacle prescription for a refraction case in the examination6:48
  • +66 more links

Viva voce examination

Instrument identification viva

Instrument
  • VideoOphthalmology Instruments | PART 19:26
  • VideoOphthalmic instruments for MBBS( Ophthalmology)practical exams20:45
  • +66 more links

Community ophthalmology

Low vision aids