Ophthalmic Microsurgical Suturing Techniques

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Macsai, Marian S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Ophthalmology.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Ophthalmic Microsurgical Suturing Techniques is a reference text for both the novice and the accomplished ophthalmic surgeon. In 15 richly illustrated chapters this book imparts basic information on tissue tactics and knot tying and demonstrates the applicability of these techniques to various micro...

Table of Contents:

• The Physics of Wound Closure, Including Tissue Tactics
• Needles, Sutures, and Instruments
• Knot-Tying Principles and Techniques
• Microsurgical Suturing Techniques: Closure of the Cataract Wound
• Suturing an Intraocular Lens
• Corneal Suturing Techniques
• Trauma Suturing Techniques
• Iris Reconstruction
• Sclera and Retina Suturing Techniques
• Glaucoma Surgery Suturing Techniques
• Amniotic Membrane Suturing Techniques
• Strabismus
• Refractive Surgery Suturing Techniques
• Pterygium, Tissue Glue, and the Future of Wound Closure.