History of Endothelial Keratoplasty
2 History of Endothelial Keratoplasty Salvatore Luceri, Lamis Baydoun, Isabel Dapena, and Gerrit R.J. Melles Although the idea of lamellar keratoplasty was introduced 200 years ago, for a long time…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
6 Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Claudia E. Perez-Straziota Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) has revolutionized the field of corneal transplantation for focal endothelial disease by providing a safer procedure with…
Divide-and-Conquer Technique
55 Divide-and-Conquer Technique James A. Davison This chapter discusses prevention of clinically significant complications during the divide-and-conquer phacoemulsification technique through excellent preparation, disciplined routine, and early recognition of aberrant situations accompanied…
Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Cataract Surgery
17 Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Cataract Surgery Ronald Yeoh Femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) is rapidly gaining momentum, and I estimate that one thousand of these lasers have been installed worldwide. If cost…
Crystalens/Trulign Intraocular Lenses
45 Crystalens/Trulign Intraocular Lenses Mitchell A. Jackson We are fortunate to have several options in presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) to offer our cataract patients. These fundamentally different lens designs give us…
Iris Defects and Complications
32 Iris Defects and Complications Kenneth J. Rosenthal Iris defects in the context of cataract surgery may either be preexisting or occur iatrogenically during the surgical procedure. The careful and appropriate…
Scleral and Iris Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses and Intraocular Knot-Tying Techniques
27 Scleral and Iris Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses and Intraocular Knot-Tying Techniques Gregory S.H. Ogawa Scleral Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses The origins of transscleral sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses…
Pars Plana Anterior Vitrectomy
20 Pars Plana Anterior Vitrectomy Lisa Brothers Arbisser Every cataract surgeon encounters unplanned vitreous loss. Eyes respond differently, and surgeons are not automatons. Ideally, we would not lose vitreous the same…
Understanding the Phaco Machine
37 Understanding the Phaco Machine Barry S. Seibel and William J. Fishkind Modern phaco machine technology upgrades the phaco handpiece to the role of our most diverse and elegant handheld instrument….
Phaco-Chop Procedure: Management and Complications
11 Phaco-Chop Procedure: Management and Complications Brian A. Hunter The age- and sex-adjusted rates of cataract surgery between 1980 and 2011 have increased fivefold, to over 1,200 cases per 100,000 people.1…
