156: CataractCoach Podcast 156: John Jarstad MD

156: CataractCoach Podcast 156: John Jarstad MD

From Cataract Coach with Uday Devgan MD by Cataract Coach with Uday Devgan MD

March 22, 2026 · 1h 1m · Episode 156

About this episode

Dr. John Jarstad discusses his contributions to ophthalmology and innovative surgical techniques.

Our podcast guest, Dr John Jarstad is a pioneering ophthalmologist, innovator, and humanitarian at USF Tampa in Florida, USA. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Jarstad has taught surgery in 25 countries and is credited with training approximately 90% of the phaco surgeons in Indonesia. He is the inventor of the "Zombie" Double Tap technique, a highly efficient method for managing IOP at the end of cataract surgery (which I use). His other innovations include the first Array MFIOL, the Sunshine CXL technique, and authoring a book about his humanitarian work. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast services (click links here: Apple , Google , Spotify ) for enjoying as you drive to work or exercise. The full video of the podcast is here on CataractCoach as well as on our YouTube channel. Starting now we have sponsorship opportunities available for the top podcast in all of ophthalmology. Please contact us to inquire.

People in this episode

Host: Uday Devgan MD

Guest: John Jarstad MD

Topics covered

  • ophthalmology
  • cataract surgery
  • medical innovation
  • humanitarian work
  • surgical techniques

Keywords

  • cataract surgery
  • ophthalmologist
  • Zombie Double Tap technique
  • phaco surgeons
  • humanitarian work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USF Tampa

Places: Florida, Indonesia

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