Whether you are in training or an established practitioner, the brand-new Surgical Techniques in Ophthalmology Series features the essential information you need on a variety of surgical maneuvers in six subspecialty areas. Every author has been carefully selected for each title based on their experience and wealth of clinical expertise. And, each book is presented in a concise, templated format that complements the commentary and procedures on the accompanying DVD.

• Master new procedures, improve outcomes, and learn the latest techniques faster via 179 full-color illustrations and a bonus DVD containing 72 minutes of surgical procedures.
• Avoid complications with pros and cons, pearls and pitfalls, and tricks-of-the-trade for all techniques.
• Enhance your clinical acumen through detailed coverage of the main surgical areas in ophthalmic practice today.
• Perform every surgery with accuracy using a consistent step-by-step approach to each procedure.
• Gain an absolute understanding about what equipment and instruments are required for each procedure.

1. Introduction and general issues

2. Tool, facilities and the operating team

3. Anaesthesia for cataract surgery

4. Preparation for surgery

5. Wound placement and construction

6. Viscoelastics

7. Capsulorhexis and capsule problems

8. Hydrodissection and hydrodelineation

9. Nucleus removal strategies

10. Irrigation / Aspiration

11. Lens implantation

12. Post-operative care

13. Adjuncts for complex cases

14. Management of complications


Contents List of Video Clips

Ch 5. Wound placement and construction

- Wound scleral tunnel
- Corneal tunnel
- Stromal hydration
- Stromal hydration
- Cross stitch
- Temporal wound
- Extracaps wound

Ch 8. Hydrodissection and hydrodelineation

- Hydro golden ring
- Hydrodissection wave

Ch 9. Nucleus removal strategies

- Phaco chop
- Testing phaco reflux
- D+C difficult rotation
- Phaco chop
- D+C high mag slow
- Chip and flip
- EC wound

Ch 10. Irrigation/Aspiration

- IA two types
- IA straight only

Ch 11. Lens implantation

- Injected IOL
- AC IOL
- Acrysof insert
- Cee-on insert

Ch 13. Adjuncts for complex cases

- Iris and caps hooks

Ch 14. Management of complications

- EC stitches
- Ant vity and Triamcin

By Larry Benjamin, FRCS, FRCOphth, DO, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Department of Ophthalmology, Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust, Buckinghamshire, UK