Cataract Surgery: Advanced Techniques for Complex and Complicated Cases (Essentials in Ophthalmology)

This book provides a comprehensive approach to the specialty of cataract surgery. Chapters are authored by an international group of experts who evaluate technology, recommend surgical technique, and review the management of both anticipated and unexpected complications. With more than 30 chapters, everyday challenges such as the white, mature, and uveitic cataract are included while the most difficult cases like the loose lens, posterior polar, aniridic, and the traumatic cataract are covered in detail. The editors have also included topics like IOL repositioning and exchange.

Cataract Surgery: Advanced Techniques for Complex and Complicated Cases offers the reader an encyclopedic collection of invaluable lessons that will help both the surgeon who is early in his career as well as the veteran cataract surgeon.

Written by experts in the field

Utilizes practical clinical cases for additional teaching tools

Will address complicated cataract surgical circumstances and provide surgical solutions

1 Key elements in the risk evaluation

2 Technology and devices involved in cataract surgery in special cases.

3 Managing Complications During Cataract Surgery

4 The hard cataract

5 Intumescent cataract and preventing the Argentinian flag sign

6 Pediatric cataract

7 The unstable lens in the adult patient

8 IOL implantation with zonulopathy

9 Cataract surgery in eyes with ocular surface problems and severe dry eye

10 Cataract surgery in Steven Johnson’s and Pemphigo diseases.

Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, FEBOphth

Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology

VISSUM Corporation and Miguel Hernández University

Research & Development Department and Department of Cornea

Cataract, and Refractive Surgery

Alicante, Spain

Burkhard Dick, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology and Chairman, University Eye Hospital Bochum

In der Schornau 23-25

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