(PDF) Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation by Courtney L. Kraus

This is the PDF eBook version for Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation – A Case-Based Guide by Courtney L. Kraus

Table of Contents

Part 1: Approach to Lens opacitiesCataract epidemiology & geneticsNon-visually significant cataractsUnilateral congenital cataractsBilateral congenital cataractsSecondary/Acquired cataractsPre-operative examinationPre-operative counselingPart 2: Surgery Surgical stepsCalculation of IOL powerPost-operative carePart 3: Correcting Surgically-Induced AphakiaContact LensesAphakic glassesPart 4: Correcting Surgically-Induced Aphakia – Intraocular Lens Placement Primary intraocular lens placementRefractive targetsMultifocal and Accommodative IOLsPolypseudophakia (“Piggyback IOLs”)Secondary intraocular lens placementIOL exchangePart 5: Correcting Surgically-Induced Aphakia – Special considerations in IOL implantationIOL placement without capsular supportIOL placement in the setting of traumaIOL placement in the uveitic patientIOL placement in the setting of glaucomaIOL placement in the abnormal anterior segmentIOL placement in developmentally delayed patientsCataract surgery in the developing world