This edition is a translation from English of the publication "Phaco Chop and Advanced Phaco Techniques. Strategies for Complicated Cataracts, edited by David F. Chang, (SLACK Incorporated, 2013). Scientific editing of the translation was carried out by Boris Eduardovich Malyugin, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation Translated from English by Dali Jaber The monograph by D. Chang and co-authors is a desktop guide for training surgeons in a new technology of cataract surgery using the phaco-chop method, designed not only for standard, but also for complicated cases. The authors explain why they consider this technique to be effective, safe and to avoid complications in high-risk cases. The book describes various techniques of phaco-chop, the principles of adjusting the parameters of phacoemulsification machines, as well as the latest technology using a femtosecond laser. Methods of prevention and treatment of complications associated with capsurexis, hydrodissection and hydrodelination, and other stages of phacoemulsification are considered.