OPHTHALMOLOGY

5 Periocular Infection

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10.1055/b-0038-165838 5 Periocular InfectionTed H. Wojno Summary Periocular bacterial infection is relatively common but, fortunately, quite rare after eyelid surgery. This chapter reviews the causes of such infections and their…

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4 Retrobulbar Hemorrhage

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10.1055/b-0038-165837 4 Retrobulbar HemorrhageDenise S. Kim Summary Retrobulbar hemorrhage is an infrequent but acutely vision-threatening complication of periorbital and orbital surgery in which hemorrhage in the retrobulbar space causes orbital…

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2 Evaluation of the Eyelid

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10.1055/b-0038-165835 2 Evaluation of the EyelidFoad Nahai and Ted H. Wojno Summary The preoperative evaluation is essential to determine the needs of the patient and suitability for aesthetic surgery. We…

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3 General: Clinical Overview

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10.1055/b-0038-165836 3 General: Clinical OverviewTed H. Wojno Loss of vision and/or double vision is a devastating complication of ocular and periocular surgery and disease. Often, the patient fails to make…

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24 Reconstructing the Posterior Capsular Barrier

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10.1055/b-0039-172084 24 Reconstructing the Posterior Capsular BarrierPriya Narang, Amar Agarwal Summary Posterior capsule forms a protective barrier to segregate the anterior and posterior segment structures. Posterior capsular rupture (PCR) is…

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2 Penetrating Keratoplasty

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10.1055/b-0039-172062 2 Penetrating KeratoplastyRachel H. Epstein, Ishani P. Majmudar, Parag A. Majmudar Summary The following chapter will provide background information as well as perioperative guidance essential for performing penetrating keratoplasty….

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27 Trocar Anterior Chamber Maintainer

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10.1055/b-0039-172087 27 Trocar Anterior Chamber MaintainerPriya Narang, Amar Agarwal Summary The trocar anterior chamber maintainer (ACM) helps to maintain fluid infusion. It has an advantage of the ease of insertion…

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26 Phacocele and Pseudophacocele

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10.1055/b-0039-172086 26 Phacocele and PseudophacocelePriya Narang, Amar Agarwal Summary The terms phacocele and pseudophacocele denote forceful extrusion of the crystalline lens and of the intraocular lens implant respectively into the…

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