Cataract Surgery from Routine to Complex: A Practical Guide provides eye care professionals guidance on what to do and how to avoid potential complications in all aspects of cataract surgery, just as if the world’s experts were by your side.
Drs. Randy Olson, George Jin, Ike Ahmed, Alan Crandall, Robert Cionni, and Jason Jones concisely provide a wealth of information, including a detailed list of key issues and considerations for virtually all the possible contingencies of the procedure.
Some Topics and Sections Include:
-Examination
- Pupil size, ocular dominance, biometry, and more
-IOL Choice
- Monofocal: aspheric vs. traditional; presbyopia-correcting: mutifocal vs. accommodating; toric, and more
-Routine Cataract Surgery
- Microincision cataract surgery, OVD selection, current phacoemulsification techniques, and more
-Complex Cataract Surgery
- Hypermature cataract, small pupil, pseudoexfoliation, nanophthalmos, pediatric cataract, and more
Intra-Operative Complications
- Wound burn, posterior capsular rupture, shallow anterior chamber, and more
-Patient Assessment
- Visual acuity, refraction, visual quality, and more
-Postoperative Complications
- Endophthalmitis, toxic anterior segment syndrome, IOL dislocation, and more
Cataract Surgery from Routine to Complex also includes a companion website that provides more than 2 hours of learning with 38 edited and narrated video presentations, perfectly complementing the procedures discussed inside the text.
Cataract Surgery from Routine to Complex is the combination of a practical guide with broad academic underpinnings along with current controversial subjects on cataract surgery, making it ideal for eye care professionals who wish to update their knowledge and translate it into improved surgical techniques and better cataract patient education.
Table of Contents:
Preface. Section I Preoperative Chapter 1 Patient Counseling Chapter 2 Preoperative Examination Chapter 3 Cataract Assessment and Grading Chapter 4 Evaluation and Treatment of Lid Margin and Ocular Surface Diseases Chapter 5 Intraocular Lens Choice Monofocal: Aspheric Versus Spherical Intraocular Lenses Chapter 6 Intraocular Lens Power Calculation in Primary Cataract Surgery Chapter 7 Intraocular Lens Power Calculation After Corneal Refractive Surgery Chapter 8 Intraocular Lens Power Calculation in Special Occasions Section II Intraoperative Chapter 9 Intraoperative Routine Issues Chapter 10 Managing Pre-Existing Astigmatism Chapter 11 Cataract Surgery in Special Cases Chapter 12 Intraoperative Complications Section III Postoperative Chapter 13 Pharmaceutical Interventions Chapter 14 Postoperative Patient Assessment Chapter 15 Postoperative Complications Uveitis, Glaucoma, Hyphema Syndrome Chapter 16 Postoperative Enhancement Chapter 17 Cataract Surgery After Previous Refractive Surgery Chapter 18 Future of Cataract Surgery
