Kenneth W. Wright

Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery (eBook, PDF)

Strategies and Techniques

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

It is calculated that 2.7% of children in the US are born with or develop strabismus (crossed eyes) in the early years of life. The incidence rates are similar in much of the developed world. While the condition only rarely leads to blindness, it can have long-term impacts on ocular health. Left untreated, one eye will eventually become dominant over the other, heightening the concern over injury or illness in the "good" eye. Strabismus can be treated therapeutically with eye patches, but the success rate isn't optimal. More often, surgical correction is the path chosen not only for cosmetic/social reasons but also because it is more medically effective. This book provides concise, comprehensive description of surgical procedures by one of the world's leading experts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 233
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387686257
• Artikelnr.: 37286213

Autorenporträt

It is calculated that 2.7% of children in the US are born with or develop strabismus (crossed eyes) in the early years of life. The incidence rates are similar in much of the developed world. While the condition only rarely leads to blindness, it can have long-term impacts on ocular health. Left untreated, one eye will eventually become dominant over the other, heightening the concern over injury or illness in the "good" eye. Strabismus can be treated therapeutically with eye patches, but the success rate isn t optimal. More often, surgical correction is the path chosen not only for cosmetic/social reasons but also because it is more medically effective. This book provides concise, comprehensive description of surgical procedures by one of the world's leading experts.

Inhaltsangabe

Section One: Management Strategies.- Amblyopia Treatment.- Principles of Strabismus Surgery.- Infantile Esotropia.- Acquired Esotropia.- Exotropia.- Torticollis, Nystagmus, and Incomitant Strabismus.- Complex Strabismus.- Cranial Nerve Palsies.- Section Two: Surgical Techniques.- Surgical Anatomy.- Basic Surgical Techniques (Do's and Don'ts).- Rectus Muscle Recession.- Topical Anesthesia Strabismus Surgery.- Adjustable Suture Technique.- Rectus Muscle Tightening Procedures.- Horizontal Rectus Muscle Offsets and the Y-Splitting Procedure.- Transposition Surgery for Rectus Muscle Palsy.- Inferior Oblique Muscle Weakening Procedures.- Superior Oblique Tendon Tightening Procedures.- Superior Oblique Tendon Weakening Procedures.- Faden Operation (Posterior Fixation Suture).- Reoperation Techniques.

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the third edition:

"This textbook is an atlas that covers the management of a wide range of strabismus disorders using surgical techniques of varying complexity. It is an updated third edition ... and intended for 'surgeons of diverse experience, from the resident ophthalmologist to the most experienced stabismologist.' ...Overall, I greatly enjoyed this excellently composed compendium of strabismus surgery." (Megumi Iizuka, American Orthoptic Journal, Vol. 57, 2007)

"The book has been written to serve as a practical text to teach strabismus surgical technique, with the incorporation of both line drawings and photographs of actual surgery. ... The book is intended to benefit both the resident ophthalmologist to develop his/her understanding of strabismus surgery and the experienced strabismologist, to learn nuances of strabismus surgery. All in all an excellent book to learn about strabismus surgery, next only to first hand experience." (Maneesh Kumar, Optometry Today, September, 2009)