CHAPTER 21 ADVANCED POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY TECHNIQUES Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD Repositioning subluxated intraocular lenses (IOLs) is safest and most stable when capsule fixation can be employed. When the anterior capsulotomy…
CHAPTER 7 MALYUGIN MODIFIED CAPSULAR TENSION RING Boris Malyugin, MD, PhD Cataract surgeons are not infrequently faced with compromised zonules of the natural lens. It may be anticipated but often…
CHAPTER 22 REVERSE OPTIC CAPTURE IN EYES WITH POSTERIOR CAPSULE RUPTURE Jason Jones, MD Posterior capsule rupture (PCR) is a significant intraoperative complication of cataract surgery that is estimated…
Conventional Radiography A. Pangalu and A. Valavanis Conventional radiography of the orbit can be performed with a survey radiograph of the paranasal sinuses in an occipitomental view (paranasal sinus radiograph…
Anatomy The anatomy of the eyelids has been discussed in detail in previous chapters. This chapter touches briefly upon the relevant surgical anatomy with reference to lid surgery. The main…
Case History An accurate recording of the patient´s history will gather significant information that will determine further diagnostic investigation and work-up. It is important to gain information on the following…
Etiology Endocrine orbitopathy (EO) is the most common extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves’s disease and/or autoimmune thyroid disease. The EO can occur before, during, or after the onset of the thyroid…
Retinoblastoma Epidemiology The retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumor in childhood, with an incidence of approximately one new case in 18–20,000 live births/year. Thus in Germany there are 60…
Inflammatory Diseases Hordeolum/Chalazion A hordeolum is an acute bacterial infection of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid. If the sebaceous glands adjoining the ciliary follicles are infected, it is termed…
Anatomical Considerations The tear film is important for the integrity of the ocular surface and thus for sight. It consists of three parts: mucin, water, and lipid, which are produced…
