Cataract and Refractive Surgery Claes Feinbaum, Sudi Patel
INDEX
ABCDEFHIKLMNOPRSTVW
A
Aberrometry 144
Accommodation and near refraction 131
Ametropia 11
Anesthetics for cataract surgery 28
Aphakia 91
B
Basic anatomy of human eye and ametropias 1
ametropia 11
cornea 3
lens 8
C
Cataract surgery 59
Cataracts 21
Conjunctiva 64
Contrast sensitivity 102
Conventional extracapsular cataract extraction 30
Cornea 3
Corneal rigidity 151
Corneal sensitivity 146
Corneal topography 135
Cost 152
Cover test 87
Current applications 51
Current treatment 60
D
Demographics of cataracts 23
E
Excimer laser 50
Eye examination 61
Eyelid symmetry 63
F
Full binocular vision assessment 87
Fundus examination 69,88
H
Human eye 1
Hyperopia 54
I
Intraocular lens implantation 33
Intraocular lenses 54,91
Intraocular pressure 69
Intrastromal ring 46
Intrastromal segment 46
Iris 65
K
Keratometry 83
L
Lens 8
M
Manifest/cycloplegic refraction 87
Modern cataract surgery 17
causes 20
classified by etiology 21
demographics of cataracts 23
diagnosis and preparation for treatment 26
epidemiology 20
new technology 38
treatment 27
alternatives 37
anesthetics for cataract surgery 28
conventional extracapsular cataract extraction 30
immediate postoperative aftercare 34
intraocular lens implantation 33
normal results 36
phacoemulsification 33
risks 36
surgical alternatives 38
watchful waiting 37
types of cataracts 21
Modern refractive surgery 43
current applications 51
excimer laser 50
historical background 44
intraocular implant lenses for myopia and hyperopia 54
intrastromal ring and intrastromal segment 46
Monitoring IOP 88
Myopia 54
N
New technology 38
O
Objective assessment of visual quality 89
Ocular surface and anterior segment 117
Ocular symmetry 62
P
Pachymetry 83,87,140
Patient education 86
Patient expectations 80
Periodicals 40
Phacoemulsification 33
Pinhole testing 62
Postoperative management: aphakia, pseudophakia and phakic 91
contrast sensitivity 102
intraocular lenses 91
postoperative refraction 92
tear film/pain management 106
quality of the ocular surface and anterior segment 117
tear lipid layer 116
tear stability 108
tear volume 112
Postoperative management: refractive surgery 125
aberrometry 144
accommodation and near refraction 131
corneal rigidity 151
corneal sensitivity 146
corneal topography 135
cost 152
pachymetry 140
pupil 143
refraction 126
tear film/pain management 148
Postoperative refraction 92
Preoperative considerations 86
Preoperative selection for cataract surgery 59
assessing pupil response to light 70
closer check of outer structures of eye 72
conjunctiva 64
current treatment 60
eye examination 61
eyelid symmetry 63
fundus examination 69
intraocular pressure 69
ocular symmetry 62
pinhole testing 62
pupil and iris 65
retina 74
sclera 63
slit-lamp biomicrosope 71
testing extra-ocular movements 66
visual field (confrontation) testing 67
Preoperative selection for patient undergoing refractive surgery 79
choosing the appropriate clinic 81
clinical evaluation 83
contraindications 84
cover test and full binocular vision assessment 87
fundus examination 88
keratometry and videokeratography 83
manifest/cycloplegic refraction 87
monitoring iop 88
objective assessment of visual quality 89
pachymetry 83,87
patient education 86
patient expectations 80
pre-operative considerations 86
pupil 84
pupil diameter 87
slit-lamp examination 88
tear film assessment 87
tear function 84
topography 87
Pseudophakia 91
Pupil 65,84,143
Pupil diameter 87
R
Refraction 126
Refractive surgery 79,125
Retina 74
S
Sclera 63
Slit-lamp biomicrosope 71
Slit-lamp examination 88
Surgical alternatives 38
T
Tear film assessment 87
Tear film/pain management 106,148
Tear function 84
Tear lipid layer 116
Tear stability 108
Tear volume 112
Testing extra-ocular movements 66
Topography 87
V
Videokeratography 83
Visual field (confrontation) testing 67
W
Watchful waiting 37
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1CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY2
3CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY (The Essentials for Nurses, Trainee Ophthalmologists and Optometrists)
Sudi Patel BSc(Hons), M Phil, PhD, FCOptom, FAAO Optometric Adviser, NHS National Services, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Visiting Professor, Vissum/Institute of Ophthalmology Alicante, Spain Formerly Head of Optometry, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK Senior Lecturer, Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK Claes Feinbaum BSc, MSc, FAAO Senior Optometric Consultant, Vision 4 You, Lund, Sweden Visiting Professor, Department of Ophthalmology University of Rostock, Germany Visiting Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Barzilai Hospital, Ashkelon, Israel Formerly Senior Research Optometrist, Vissum/Institute of Ophthalmology, Alicante, Spain Lecturer, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain Professor of Optometry, University of Durban-Westville, Durban South Africa
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5Preface
The purpose of this book is to help you understand, advise and manage effectively patients presenting for cataract or refractive surgery. The authors have been presenting education workshops on these topics for over 15 years and have been totally convinced of the need for a simple text that is:
Sudi Patel
Claes Feinbaum