Spaeth George L., Danesh-Meyer Helen V., Goldberg Ivan., Kampik Anselm (eds.) Ophthalmic Surgery Principles and Practice

4th edition. — Saunders, 2012. — 663 p.Ophthalmic Surgery, edited by Drs. George Spaeth, Helen Danesh-Meyer, Ivan Goldberg, and Anselm Kampik, provides the detailed, full-color, step-by-step guidance you need to master essential ophthalmic surgery procedures. The international team of expert editors and contributors present coverage of the latest surgical developments and video demonstrations of key techniques across subspecialties, including cataract, cornea, refractive, glaucoma, oculoplastic, extra-ocular muscle, vitreoretinal, and ocular tumor procedures.
Refer to the most important steps in each procedure quickly and easily with an appendix of step-by-step hand notes.
Perform a wide variety of procedures with confidence using the focused coverage that pinpoints essential information and avoids extraneous details.
Get comprehensive coverage across key subspecialties — oculoplastic, strabismus, cornea, refractive, cataract, glaucoma, ocular tumors, and vitreoretinal — and master the basics for every common procedure.
Access the fully searchable contents online at www.expertconsult.com, along with procedural videos and a downloadable image gallery.
Apply the latest advances in laser surgery that have become standard practice with the new section on refractive surgery.Phases of the surgical procedure
Principles of surgery
Cataract surgery: An introduction
The history and evolution of cataract surgery
Clinical features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis
Anatomical considerations
Fundamental principles, goals of and indications for surgery
Preoperative assessment including biometry
Anesthesia for cataract surgery
Wound construction
Capsulorrhexis and hydrodissection
Nucleus disassembly
Irrigation and aspiration
Intraocular lenses
Adjuncts for challenging cases
Pediatric cataract surgery
Postoperative care
Phaco complications
Data collection