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This educational video invites ophthalmology residents into the world of nuclear fracture techniques, from the methodical divide-and-conquer to the elegance of horizontal and vertical chop. Step-by-step guidance with real surgical footage highlights key movements and instrument handling, blending teaching with a touch of humor—because in phacoemulsification, breaking things is part of the plan.

