Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed procedures in the United States, and cataracts are a leading cause of visual impairment in the world. Glaucoma is also a very common eye disease with an expected 3.3 million Americans afflicted with primary open angle glaucoma by 2020. It is also a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The coexistence of these two diseases is not uncommon, and how a cataract is approached can have an impact on the glaucoma status of a patient. After all, cataracts are rarely associated with permanent blindness as is glaucoma. Managing cataracts to the best advantage of the glaucoma should result in the best long-term visual outcomes for our patients with both diseases.
While detailed instruction on cataract surgery is reviewed in other texts, Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient by Sandra M. Johnson serves to focus on the management of cataract in the setting of glaucoma, using an evidence-based medicine approach. It is hoped to serve as a wonderful resource for ophthalmologists, residents, and glaucoma fellows.
Contents
Part I Cataract Surgery
- 1 Approach to Cataract Surgery in Glaucoma Patients
- 2 Anesthesia
- 3 Management of the Small Pupil
- 4 Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma
- 5 Elevated Intraocular Pressure After Cataract Surgery
Part II Combined Surgery
- 6 Combined Cataract and Trabeculectomy Surgery
- 7 Managing Cataract and Glaucoma in the Developing World – Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) Combined with Trabeculectomy
- 8 Antimetabolite-Augmented Trabeculectomy Combined with Cataract Extraction for the Treatment of Cataract and Glaucoma
- 9 Early Postoperative Bleb Maintenance
- 10 Laser Suture Lysis and Releasable Sutures
- 11 Cataract Surgery Combined with Glaucoma Drainage Devices
- 12 Choroidal Detachment Following Glaucoma Surgery
- 13 Cataract Extraction Combined with Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation
- 14 Approach to Cataract Extraction Combined with New Glaucoma Devices
Part III Glaucoma Conditions
- 15 Cataract Surgery in Patients with Exfoliation Syndrome
- 16 Cataract Surgery in the Presence of a Functioning Trabeculectomy Bleb
- 17 Cataract Extraction in Eyes with Prior GDD Implantation
- 18 Cataract Surgery in the Primary Angle-Closure Patient
- 19 Nanophthalmos
- 20 Cataract Induced Glaucoma: Phacolytic/Phacomorphic
- 21 Glaucoma Related to Pseudophakia
- 22 Cataract and Glaucoma in Retinopathy of Prematurity
- 23 Cataract Surgery in the Hypotonous Eye
Appendix
- Index of Major Figures and Tables
Index
Book Details
- Hardcover: 264 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1st edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0387094075
- ISBN-13: 978-0387094076
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
List Price: $159.00