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Synopsis
This resource provides a convenient, single-volume introduction to the surgical techniques that should be part of the armamentarium of all comprehensive ophthalmologists. This book can serve as a "checklist" for residents as they go through their training and it can also be a useful shelf reference for an ophthalmologist who handles a wide variety of surgical cases with a broad-based practice. Chapters written by leading authorities cover indications, details of surgical techniques, recognition and management of complications, and related issues. Discusses packo chop, laser peripheral iridoplasty, the underfiltering bleb, blepharoplasty, strabismus, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and much more!
Synopsis
Ophthalmic Surgery, 3rd edition provides a convenient, single-volume introduction to the surgical techniques that should be part of the armamentarium of all comprehensive ophthalmologists. Chapters written by leading authorities cover indications, details of surgical techniques, recognition and management of complications, and related issues. Discusses Pacho Chop, Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty, The Underfiltering Bleb, Blepharoplasty, Strabismus, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and much more
Greatly updated coverage in areas such as cataract and retina that puts new procedures in context while not overlooking older procedures of value.Extensive new coverage of laser treatmentOutstanding group of section editorsSynopsis
This resource provides a convenient, single-volume introduction to the surgical techniques that should be part of the armamentarium of all comprehensive ophthalmologists. This book can serve as a "checklist" for residents as they go through their training and it can also be a useful shelf reference for an ophthalmologist who handles a wide variety of surgical cases with a broad-based practice. Chapters written by leading authorities cover indications, details of surgical techniques, recognition and management of complications, and related issues. Discusses packo chop, laser peripheral iridoplasty, the underfiltering bleb, blepharoplasty, strabismus, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and much more!
- Greatly updated coverage in areas such as cataract and retina that puts new procedures in context while not overlooking older procedures of value.
- Extensive new coverage of laser treatment.
- Outstanding group of section editors.
Table of Contents
Sect. IPrinciples of ophthalmic surgery --Ch. 1Introduction --Ch. 2Anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery --Ch. 3Prevention of infection --Ch. 4How to learn new techniques --Sect. IICataract --Ch. 5Clear corneal cataract surgery incisions --Ch. 6Scleral tunnel inclusions --Ch. 7Capsulorrhexis --Ch. 8Standard extracapsular cataract surgery --Ch. 9Nuclear cracking techniques --10.Phaco chop --Ch. 11 dt Intraoperative complications of phacoemulsification and small-incision cataract surgery --Ch. 12.Surgery for pediatric cataracts --Ch. 13Surgery for pediatric cataracts --Sect. III.Cornea --Ch. 13Anterior segment trauma --Ch. 14Conjunctival flap surgery --Ch. 15Pterygium surgery --Ch. 16Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy --Ch. 17Corneal transplantation --Ch. 18Radial keratotomy --Ch. 19Laser in situ keratomileusis --Ch. 20Photorefractive keratectomy --Ch. 21Keratoprosthesis: beyond corneal graft failure --Sect. IVGlaucoma --Ch. 22Implications for surgery --Ch. 23Limbus-based conjunctival flap --Ch. 24Fornix-based conjunctival flaps for filtering surgery --Ch. 25Primary guarded filtration procedure without antimetabolite --Ch. 26Guarded filtration procedure with 5-fluorouracil --Ch. 27Guarded filtration procedure with mitomycin C --Ch. 28Laser suture lysis --Ch. 29Coincident cataract and glaucoma surgery --Ch. 30Aqueous shunts --Ch. 31Argon laser trabeculoplasty --Ch. 32Laser peripheral iridoplasty --Ch. 33Neodymium: YAG laser iridotomy --Ch. 34Argon laser peripheral iridotomy --Ch. 35Incisional iridectomy --Ch. 36Cyclophotocoagulation --Ch. 37Cyclocryotherapy --Ch. 38Trabeculotomy --Ch. 39Shallow or flat anterior chamber --Ch. 40Low postoperative intraocular pressure --Ch. 41Treatment of excessive or overfiltering blebs --Ch. 42Underfiltering bleb --Ch. 43Suprachoroidal hemorrhage --Sect. VOculoplastic surgery --Ch. 44Orbitotomy --Ch. 45Entropion and ectropion --Ch. 46Eyelid reconstruction --Ch. 47Comprehensive ptosis management --Ch. 48Blepharoplasty --Ch. 49Enucleation and evisceration --Ch. 50Surgery of the lacrimal system --Ch. 51Trichiasis --Ch. 52Temporal artery biopsy --Sect. VIExtraocular muscle surgery --Ch. 53Strabismus surgery --Sect. VII.Vitreoretinal surgery --Ch. 54Proliferative diabetic retinopathy --Ch. 55Diabetic macular edema --Ch. 56Retinal detachment --Ch. 57Vitreoretinal surgery, principles: age-related macular degeneration --Ch. 58 t Pars plana lensectomy --Ch. 59Open-globe injuries --Ch. 60Endophthalmitis --Ch. 61Epiretinal membrane and macular pucker --Ch. 62Macular hole --Sect. VIIIOncology --Ch. 63Therapeutic approaches to ocular tumors --Sect. IXTrauma --Ch. 64Orbital and adnexal trauma --Ch. 65Posterior segment trauma --Ch. 66Management of endophthalmitis associated with trauma --Index.