Pterygium: Techniques and Technologies for Surgical Success

ISBN-13: 9781556429781 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 176 str.

John Hovanesian; J. Hovanesian

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Pterygium surgery often presents a challenge to ophthalmic surgeons due to a high tendency for tissue re-growth. Pterygium: Techniques and Technologies for Surgical Success details the latest advances in ocular surface surgery, as well as new methods to overcome the traditional complications of pterygium surgery.

Dr. John A. Hovanesian and his contributors address pterygium surgery through a detailed compilation of intraoperative and postoperative patient management. Pterygium: Techniques and Technologies for Surgical Success includes step-by-step details on a wide range of treatment therapies, such as:

- Use of fibrin tissue adhesive
- Conjunctival autograft techniques, including wide margin autograft
- Amniotic membrane techniques and pearls
- Mitomycin and 5FU Adjuncts
- Conjunctival Chalasis
- Postoperative complications management, including the surgical approach to recurrences

Pterygium: Techniques and Technologies for Surgical Success is an indispensible resource for ophthalmic surgeons, residents, fellows, and assisting staff who must keep up with the latest ocular procedures regarding pterygium surgery.

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Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Editor

Contributing Authors

Preface

Foreword by Claes H. Dohlman, MD

Introduction

Chapter 1           Pterygium Pathogenesis, Actinic Damage, and Recurrence

                             Jeanie Jin Yee Chui, MBBS, PhD and

                             Minas Theodore Coroneo, FRANZCO, MD, FRACS, MS

Chapter 2           Historical Approaches to Pterygium Surgery, Including Bare Sclera and
                             Adjunctive Beta Radiation Techniques

                             R. Duncan Johnson, MD; Vicky C. Pai, MD; and Richard H. Hoft, MD

Chapter 3           Pterygium Excision With Conjunctival Autograft

                             Kenneth R. Kenyon, MD and Mark A. Fava, MD, FRCSC

Chapter 4           Fibrin Tissue Adhesive

                             David R. Hardten, MD

Chapter 5           5-Fluorouracil and Mitomycin-C: Adjuncts to Pterygium Surgery

                             M. Camille Almond, MD; B. Travis Dastrup, MD;

                             and Stephen C. Kaufman, MD, PhD

Chapter 6           History of Amniotic Membranes in Pterygium Surgery

                             Juan F. Batlle, MD

Chapter 7           Use of Amniotic Membrane for Conjunctival Reconstruction

                             Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD; Jane Fishler, MD; and Victor L. Perez, MD

Chapter 8           Pterygium Excision and Placement of Amniotic Membrane Grafts

                             Hyung Cho, MD and Roy S. Chuck, MD, PhD

Chapter 9           Pterygium Excision With a Conjunctival Autograft and Prophylactic
                             Placement of Subconjunctival Amniotic Membrane Surrounding the
                             Excision Site

                             John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS and Andrew S. Behesnilian, MD

Chapter 10         Pterygium: Postoperative Management and Complications

                             Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth

Chapter 11         Management of Recurrent Pterygium

                             Jay C. Bradley, MD

Chapter 12         Conjunctival Chalasis: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment

                             John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS

Financial Disclosures

Index