Management of Vitreo-Retinal Disease A Surgical Approach [Paperback]

This is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis, clinical management, surgery, and postoperative management of many retinal disorders. As such it will be invaluable to both trainee and consultant ophthalmologists but will also be useful to optometrists and ophthalmic opticians who are becoming increasingly involved in the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic disorders. The authors bring a wealth of experience in this field and present methods to help maximize the benefits of surgery.Management of Vitreo-Retinal Disease: A Surgical Approach provides a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis, clinical management and surgery of many retinal disorders. As such it will be invaluable to both trainee and consultant ophthalmologists but will also be very useful to optometrists and ophthalmic opticians who are becoming increasingly involved in the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic disorders. The authors' wealth of experience in the field is presented to the reader in a didactic text supported by illustrations and photographs (many in colour) which enable the reader to readily convert the knowledge presented into practice.1 Basic Information.- 2 Examination of the Eye with Retinal Disease.- 3 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Features.- 4 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Details of Examination.- 5 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Features of Special Types.- 6 Proliferative Vitreo-retinopathy (PVR).- 7 Pre-operative Management.- 8 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Principles of Surgical Management.- 9 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Surgical Choices.- 10 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Conventional Surgery.- 11 Conventional RRD Surgery: Post-operative Management, Signs and Complications.- 12 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Failure of Conventional Surgery.- 13 Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Prophylaxis.- 14 Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV): Basic Set-up.- 15 Pars Plana Vitrectomy: RRD without PVR.- 16 Pars Plana lÓO