Vitreoretinal surgery

This is the third edition of a highly successful textbook that in many areas has become the preferred book of vitreoretinal surgery. It provides a complete guide to all common vitreoretinal surgical procedures and also covers diagnosis and other aspects of management. The book is designed to allow a trainee or professional vitreoretinal surgeon to determine the best methodology in individual cases. In order to acquaint the reader with different opinions, surgical pearls have been contributed by other international experts in vitreoretinal surgery. These have been welcomed in the past as an illustration of alternative methods, without detracting from the overall method described by the main author. Vitreoretinal Surgery, 3rd Edition will continue to prove particularly popular amongst trainees, but will also be of value to practicing professionals who need help in the management of difficult and rare cases.

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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Surgical Pearls -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Anatomy and Clinical Examination of the Eye -- Introduction -- Surgical Anatomy of the Retina and Vitreous -- The Vitreous -- Embryology -- The Anatomy -- Anatomical Attachments of the Vitreous to the Surrounding Structures -- The Retina -- Embryology -- Anatomy -- Retinal Pigment Epithelium -- Photoreceptor Layer -- Outer Segments -- Inner Segments -- Outer Limiting Layer -- Outer Plexiform Layer -- Intermediary Neurones -- Inner Nuclear Layer -- Inner Plexiform Layer -- Ganglion Cells

Ganglion Cell Layer -- Nerve Fibre Layer -- Inner Limiting Membrane -- Retinal Blood Vessels -- Other Fundal Structures -- Bruch's Membrane -- Choroid -- The Physiology of the Vitreous -- Anatomy and Physiology and the Vitreoretinal Surgeon -- Clinical Examination and Investigation -- Examination of the Eye -- Examination Technique -- Visual Acuity -- The Slit Lamp -- Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope -- Using the Indenter -- Ultrasonography -- Vitreous Haemorrhage -- Posterior Vitreous Detachment -- Subretinal Haemorrhage -- Optical Coherence Tomography -- Time-Domain OCT

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