Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient

ISBN-13: 9781493939183 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 248 str.

Sandra M. Johnson

Opis

The management of a cataract can have significant impact on the glaucoma status of a patient. This heavily-illustrated book focuses on the treatment of cataract in the setting of glaucoma, using an evidence-based medicine approach.

Recenzje

From the reviews: "This is an excellent resource for ophthalmologists who perform cataract surgery on their glaucoma patients. ... This book is written for ophthalmologists and ophthalmologists in training. ... The book explains the surgical techniques particularly well with detailed illustrations and photographs. ... This book successfully accomplishes its goal of discussing the management of cataract in the glaucoma patient. The high quality of the text and the excellent illustrations help guide readers to an understanding of the unique considerations of surgical approaches to glaucoma and cataracts." (Prithvi S. Sankar, Doody's Review Service, January, 2010)

Spis treści

PART I CATARACT SURGERY.- 1. Approach to Cataract Surgery in Glaucoma Patients.- 2. Anesthesia.- 3. Management of the Small Pupil.- 4. Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma.- 5. Elevated Intraocular Pressure after Cataract Surgery.- PART II COMBINED SURGERY.- 6. Combined Cataract and Trabulectomy Surgery.- 7. Managing Cataract and Glaucoma in the Developing World: Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) Combined with Trabulectomy.- 8. Antimetabolite-augmented Trabulectomy Combined with Cataract Extraction for the Treatment of Cataract and Glaucoma.- 9. Early Postoperative Bleb Maintenance.- 10. Laser Suture Lysis and Releasable Sutures.- 11. Cataract Surgery Combined with Glaucoma Drainage Devices.- 12. Choroidal Detachment Following Glaucoma Surgery.- 13. Cataract Extraction Combined with Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation for the Treatment of Cataract and Glaucoma.- 14. Approach to Cataract Extraction Combined with New Glaucoma Devices.- PART III GLAUCOMA CONDITIONS.- 15. Cataract Surgery in Patients with Exfoliation Syndrome.- 16. Cataract Surgery in the Presence of a Functioning Trabulectomy Bleb.- 17. Cataract Extraction in Eyes with Prior GDD Implantation.- 18. Cataract Surgery in the Primary Angle Closure Patient.- 19. Nanophthalmos.- 20. Cataract Induced Glaucoma: Phacolytic/Phacomorphic.- 21. Glaucoma Related to Pseudophakia.

Blurb

The coexistence of cataract and glaucoma is common and management of a cataract can have significant impact on the glaucoma status of a patient. This text focuses on the treatment of cataract in the setting of glaucoma using an evidence-based medicine approach. Managing cataracts to the best advantage of the glaucoma should result in the best visual outcomes for patients. Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient is a wonderful resource for ophthalmologists who care for glaucoma patients.