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Includes 180 videos!

Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery is an essential textbook for any ophthalmology resident or trainee and will help them build a solid foundation of ophthalmic surgical knowledge. It is a practical complement to the concepts and environments covered in the companion volume, Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery, Fourth Edition.

The new edition describes more than 80 of the most common surgical procedures performed by ophthalmologists. Step-by-step directions will help aspiring ophthalmic surgeons as they begin to master the skills needed for surgical proficiency.

New chapters on manual small-incision cataract surgery, collagen cross-linking, suprachoroidal stents, subconjunctival microstents and canicular laceration repair have been added.

This highly visual volume features nearly 500 photographs and illustrations enhance the discussion and understanding of procedures, plus 180 videos that illustrate key points or alternative techniques.

New to this edition are multiple-choice study questions accessible by QR code that give readers the opportunity to quickly assess their understanding of the chapter content.

Contents:

Anterior Segment Surgery
Cataract Surgery: Manual Small- Incision Cataract Surgery
Cataract Surgery: Phacoemulsification
Cataract Surgery: Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS)
Cataract Surgery: Complex Phacoemulsification
Cataract Surgery: Pediatric Cataract Surgery
Anterior Segment Surgery: Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy and Anterior Lens Surface Polishing
Anterior Segment Surgery: Iris Suture-Fixation of an Intraocular Lens
Anterior Segment Surgery: Scleral Fixation of an Intraocular Lens
Conjunctival Surgery: Pterygium Excision With Transplantation Surgery
Conjunctival Surgery: Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
Conjunctival Surgery: Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation
Conjunctival Surgery: Conjunctival Biopsy
Conjunctival Surgery: Gundersen Flap
Corneal Surgery: Limbal Relaxing Incisions, or Peripheral Corneal Relaxing Incisions
Corneal Surgery: Corneal Biopsy
Corneal Surgery: Corneal Gluing
Corneal Surgery: EDTA Chelation
Corneal Transplantation: Corneal Transplantation With Cataract Extraction and IOL
Corneal Transplantation: Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK)
Corneal Transplantation: Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
Corneal Transplantation: Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)
Refractive Surgery
Photorefractive Keratectomy
Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
Glaucoma Surgery
Laser and Surgical Management of Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Laser Trabeculoplasty
Cyclophotocoagulation
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery: Modulating Trabecular Outflow
Supraciliary Stents (CyPass Micro-Stent)
Subconjunctival Microstents
Filtration Surgery
Tube Shunt Surgery
Strabismus Surgery
Recession of Extraocular Rectus Muscle
Resection and Plication of Extraocular Rectus Muscle
Adjustable Sutures for Extraocular Rectus Muscles
Anteriorization of the Inferior Oblique Muscle
Full Tuck of the Superior Oblique Tendon
Recession of the Inferior Oblique Muscle
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Laser Photocoagulation for Macular Edema
Panretinal Photocoagulation
Demarcation Laser Photocoagulation for Retinal Tears
Thermal Laser Photocoagulation for Extrafoveal Choroidal Neovascularization
Photodynamic Therapy in Retinal Diseases
Retinal Cryopexy
Posterior Sub-Tenon Injections
Intravitreal Injections
Anterior Vitrectomy
Pneumatic Retinopexy
Repair of Retinal Detachment With a Scleral Buckle
Pars Plana Vitrectomy With Specialized Techniques
Pars Plana Lensectomy
Vitreous Implants
Drainage of Choroidal Detachments
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
Skin Grafts
Basic Skin Flaps in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
Enucleation, Evisceration, and Exenteration
Quickert Sutures for Involutional Entropion
Lower Eyelid Retractor Repair in Involutional Entropion and Ectropion
Tarsotomy for Cicatricial Entropion
Medial Spindle for Punctal Ectropion
External Levator Aponeurotic Resection
Frontalis Sling
Muller Muscle Resection
Fasanella- Servat Procedure
Full-Thickness Eyelid Tumor Excision and Full-Thickness Reconstruction of Eyelid Defects
Upper Blepharoplasty
Lower Blepharoplasty
Lacrimal Surgery: Three-Snip Punctoplasty
Lacrimal Surgery: Probing and Intubation
Lacrimal Surgery: External Dacryocystorhinostomy
Temporal Artery Biopsy
Orbital Decompression Surgery
Lateral Canthoplasty (Lateral Tarsal Strip)
Anterior Orbitotomy
Lateral Orbitotomy
Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration
Repair of Full-Thickness Eyelid Laceration
Repair of Orbital Floor Fractures
Repair of Lacrimal Canalicular Lacerations
Globe Trauma
Surgical Repair: Ocular Injuries