Main description:

This book provides ophthalmic professionals and trainees with practical guidance on how to perform cataract surgery efficiently. From patient satisfaction and risk stratification to safely performing cataract surgery, it addresses specific problems and offers clear solutions. The respective chapters address the health economy, surgical outcomes, staff satisfaction, surgical training, and research. Cataract surgeons seeking to further develop their clinical skills will find this book an indispensable resource in their day-to-day practice.

Written by respected laser and lens refractive surgeons, this book will provide professionals and trainees with valuable new approaches to cataract surgery and patient management.

Contents:

Chapter 1. What do cataract patients want?.- Chapter 2. Timing of cataract surgery.- Chapter 3. Risk stratification.- Chapter 4. Choice of Anaesthesia.- Chapter 5. Novel methods of delivery.- Chapter 6. Refractive aim and choice of intra ocular lens.- Chapter 7. Biometry.- Chapter 8. Methods of learning cataract surgery.- Chapter 9. Surgical pearls for challenging cases.- Chapter 10. Cystoid macular oedema.- Chapter 11. Endophthalmitis.- Chapter 12. Posterior capsule opacification.- Chapter 13. Market forces, premium cataract surgery and managing the unhappy patient.- Chapter 14. Sustainable cataract surgery