Cataracts & Cataract Surgery: Types, Risk Factors & Treatment Options

This book discusses the types, risk factors, treatment options and potential complications of cataracts and cataract surgery. Topics include the clinical techniques used to assess the visual and optical performance of intraocular lenses; the epidemiology and morphology of cataracts; a practical guide to the management of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS); a comparison of safety and visual improvement of phacoemulsification with sutureless single-port 25-gauge vitrectomy versus phacoemulsification alone for eyes with extremely shallow anterior chamber; teaching and learning cataract surgery; and phacolytic glaucoma.