© Springer India 2017Arup Chakrabarti (ed.)Posterior Capsular Rent10.1007/978-81-322-3586-6_5 5. Surgical Pearls to Minimize the Incidence of Posterior Capsule Rent Jeewan S. Titiyal1 , Manpreet Kaur1 and Tarun Arora1 (1) Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Services, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre…
Fig. 4.1 Example of a decision tree or flowchart to help manage the treatment options for KC and post-LASIK ectasia. SimLC stands for simultaneous laser and cross linking, with “laser”…
Fig. 2.1 The nipple shape of a cone on the tangential curvature map Oval Cone It is larger (5–6 mm), ellipsoid, and commonly displaced inferotemporally (Fig. 2.2). Contact-lens fitting is…
Fig. 6.1 Intraoperative topography after epithelial removal showed an increase in power and diameter of the cone, together with flattening of the surrounding zone Fig. 6.2 Intraoperative topography after epithelial…
Fig. 1.1 Paracentral thinning of the cornea Fig. 1.2 Fleischer ring (white arrow) and enlargement of corneal nerves (black arrow) Fig. 1.3 Rizzuti sign Fig. 1.4 Fleischer ring (arrows) seen…
Fig. 5.1 Case 1 (a) OD Kmax 47.4 D. (b) OD 2 months after: Kmax 48.7 D. (c) OS Kmax of 45.4 D. (d) OS 2 months after: Kmax 47.3…
Fig. 8.1 Flowchart to explain the changes of the cornea with age It has already been demonstrated that the corneal stiffness increases by a factor of 2 between the ages…
Fig. 9.1 Therapy-resistant ulcer before (left), and at 60 days after PACK-CXL treatment. Corneal scrapes remained negative for bacteria and fungi (Courtesy of Prof. A. Amraoui, Casablanca, Morocco) Scientific Basis…
Fig. 11.1 Room setup. (a) Endoscopy unit placed on the opposite side of the surgical microscope in relation to the patient’s bed. The setup should allow the surgeon to quickly…
Fig. 10.1 Acute post-op endophthalmitis 1 week after uncomplicated extracapsular cataract surgery with severe corneal edema and melting at the limbus (Source: Rezende and Kickinger. Infectious Endophthalmitis. Essentials of Opthalmology,…
