Cataract Surgery: Technique, Complications, and Management

By Roger F. Steinert

Authored by a broad spectrum of highly respected contributors, this practical and easy-to-use reference includes sections on preoperative considerations, advances in the techniques and indications for ECCE and phacoemulsification, future trends for cataract extraction and management of pediatric cataracts, intraocular lenses, operative complications and the management of postoperative complications, and much more. This second edition builds upon the solid foundation of the first and brings to your fingertips the most modern, up to date advances in the field.Features a logical organization that progresses from preoperative evaluation...through surgical management and techniques...to postoperative complications.
Offers practical technical advice complemented by step-by-step instructions and over 650 illustrations.Reflects advances in phacoemulsification instruments and techniquesCovers a wealth of hot topics including anesthesia, management of paediatric cataracts, intraocular lenses and lasersUpdates the latest understandings in pathogenesis and biochemistryDiscusses the use of sutures and suture materials in complex secondary interventions

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721690572
• ISBN13: 9780721690575
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 4.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The textbook for beginer of cataract surgery

This book explains basic surgical technique such as extracapsular cataract extraction, intracapsular cataract extraction, phacoemulsification, secondary IOL implantation, combined surgery, and complication of cataract surgery easily. This book is essential to ophthalmologist in my opinion. The Korean Ophthalmological Society chose this book for textbook of cataract surgery.