Cataract surgery with phaco and femtophaco techniques
By: Lucio Buratto, MD, Centro Ambrosiano Oftalmico, Milan, Italy, Stephen Brint, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor of Opthalmology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, Rosalia Sorce, MD, Senior Consultant, Operative Unit, Opthalmology Department, Lentini Hospital, Siracusa, Italy
Contributors: Brint, Stephen F., 1946- author; Sorce, Rosalia, author
Publisher: SLACK Incorporated; Slack Incorporated; Slack
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781617116063
Subjects: Phacoemulsification; Methods; Laser Therapy
Description: "Cataract Surgery With Phaco and Femtophaco Techniques offers a unique insight into the evolution of phacoemulsification machines and the development of new ways to supply energy, as well as new devices that improve fluidics therefore increasing the safety of the phaco and femtophaco surgical procedures. Dr. Lucio Buratto, Dr. Stephen Brint, and Dr. Rosalia Sorce provide a step-by-step approach to everything the surgeon must learn about the physical principles that regulate the fluidics and energy to understand the machine's working during the surgical procedure. Cataract Surgery With Phaco and Femtophaco Techniques covers a wide variety of topics, including anterior chamber phacoemulsification, endocapsular techniques, irrigation and aspiration, fluidics and pumps, and principles of femtosecond cataract surgery. Supplemented by more than 300 color illustrations, diagrams, a glossary, and references, all surgeons from beginner to expert will want this unique resource by their side"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.