ABSTRACT

'Pushing an elephant through a keyhole' underlies the basics of phacoemulsification. It is with a great deal of skill and finesse that ophthalmic surgeons perform phacoemulsification for the benefit of their patients. This two volume text with two accompanying CD-ROMs offers the reader more than enough background knowledge to perform safe phaco sur

part |113 pages

Section I Cataract and preoperative evaluation

part |164 pages

Section II Instrumentation and medication

chapter 9|15 pages

The fluidics and physics of phaco

chapter 11|4 pages

Microseal and Other Phaco Tips

chapter 12|45 pages

Sterilization

chapter 13|16 pages

Local anesthetic agents

chapter 14|22 pages

Anesthesia in cataract surgery

chapter 15|10 pages

Mydriatics and cycloplegics

chapter 16|27 pages

Update on Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices

part |40 pages

Section III Phaco steps

chapter 18|8 pages

Incisions

chapter 19|14 pages

Capsulorhexis

part |71 pages

Section VI Phakonit

part |52 pages

Section VII Laser cataract surgery