Definition Endothelial keratoplasty has significant advantages over penetrating keratoplasty as a targeted method to replace endothelial cells in the treatment of endothelial dysfunction. Key Feature • Targeted replacement of corneal…
Definition The prevalence, distribution, strategies to reduce the cataract prevalence and the disordered physiological processes, causes, and different forms of cataract are discussed. Key Features • Cataracts develop earlier in…
Definition Medications used in cataract surgery. Key Features • Pharmacotherapeutic agents are used in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods of cataract surgery. • Preoperative medications are used as mydriatics,…
Definition Cataract surgery in eyes with other pathologies. Key Features • Zonular integrity is evaluated at the slit lamp preoperatively by assessing for lens decentration, phacodonesis, and iridodonesis. • Uveitis…
Definition Outcomes of cataract surgery include both objective and subjective measures. The objective outcomes are typically visual and refractive. Key Features Objective measures of functional vision: • Uncorrected visual acuity….
IN THIS CHAPTER Additional content available online at ExpertConsult.com Definition Report on the evolution of intraocular lens designs. Key Features • Description of anterior and posterior chamber intraocular lens designs,…
Definition Conjunctivitis is infectious or non-infectious inflammation of the mucous membrane lining eye wall and inner lids. Key Features • Infectious causes may be bacterial, fungal parasitis, or viral. •…
Definition Inflammatory, metabolic, mechanical, or infectious events that are associated with contact lens use. Key Features • Overall safety record of contact lenses is excellent. • Low-Dk lenses, overnight wear,…
Definition Management of full-thickness or partial-thickness loss of corneal tissue. Key Features • Concurrent, aggressive treatment of the underlying infectious or inflammatory condition. • Multiple treatment options, depending on the…
Definition Preoperative preparation prior to planned lens extraction. Key Features Ophthalmic and medical considerations in the preoperative evaluation of lens surgery include: • The morphology of lens opacities and the…
