Vitreoretinal surgery
By: Thomas H. Williamson.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9783540375814
Subjects: Retinal Diseases -- surgery; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures -- methods; Retina -- surgery; Vitreous Body -- surgery; Vitreous body -- Surgery; Retina -- Surgery; Vitreous body -- Diseases; Retina -- Diseases
Description: This illustrated guide covers the most common diseases with appropriate approaches to various vitreoretinal problems. All common and suitable vitreoretinal procedures are explained in a step-by-step manner with diagrams and color photos. Furthermore, the accompanying DVD contains video clips to fully illustrate the disorders and surgical methods. All factual information is backed up by selective referencing of the published literature. Finally a basic electronic patient record system is provided, which corresponds to the subject material using the same six main groups of diagnostic categories in the text and allows the surgeon to organize and audit their clinical data and compare their performance with the quoted success rates in the book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

System requirements for Windows: Microsoft Windows 98, 2nd ed. or higher.

System requirements for Macintosh: Mac OS X Version 10.2.2-10.3.
Table of contents: title: Anatomy and clinical examination of the eye; title: Introduction to vitreoretinal surgery; title: Posterior vitreous detachment; title: Vitreous hemorrhage; title: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; title: Special rhegmatogenous retinal detachments; title: Proliferative vitreoretinopathy; title: Macular disorders; title: Diabetic retinopathy and other vascular disorders; title: Trauma; title: Complications of anterior segment surgery; title: Uveitis and allied disorders; title: Miscellaneous conditions.