Phacoemulsification

by William J. Fishkind (Author)

In the history of ophthalmology phacoemulsification has stirred the world of medicine.

This Mini Atlas on Phacoemulsification offers us a concise, well-illustrated and demonstrative approach to intricacies of the phaco world.

This book provides ophthalmic surgeons with a concise, clinical guide to performing the fundamentals steps in phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Clear diagrams and images are used throughout and the information can be adapted to a particular consultant’s own technique once the surgical principles are understood. The chapters serve as a modular framework that allows for safe, effective learning of skills and use as a clinical training resource.

This volume is dedicated to knowledge of the basic rules of cataract surgery: the use of pupillary rings and iris retractors in narrow pupils, the use of capsular rings in subluxations of the lens, the use of special modes of phaco in severe late cataracts, and a comprehensive clinical way of thinking can undoubtedly reduce the complications of cataract surgery.