BookSudarshan Kumar Khokhar, Chirakshi Dhull, editors.
Summary: The book highlights various pediatric cataract surgeries. It covers variants of pediatric cataract along with other rare morphologies. It covers selected challenging clinical situations along with surgical management steps. Additionally, it includes the management of surgical complications. The book provides relevant concise text supported by clinical pictures and 50 short videos. This book is a collection of clinical images and videos over 2 decades. Chapters cover recent advances in the field of pediatric cataract, such as ultrasound biomicroscopy, intraoperative rhexis assistant, operative room aberrometry. The accompanying video describes the surgical procedures with a voiceover lucidly explaining every step. It discusses unique cases of buphthalmous with cataract, anterior segment dysgenesis, persistent fetal vasculature and pre-existing persistent capsular defect with their latest management techniques. This book is relevant for practicing ophthalmologists and students alike.
Contents:
Part I: Management of pediatric cataract
Pre-operative evaluation and investigative modalities in pediatric cataract
Anesthesia considerations
IOL power calculation
Step wise surgical treatment of pediatric cataract
Bag in the lens
Secondary IOL in congenital cataract
Intra-operative and post-operative complications
Visual axis opacification management
Post-operative management
Part II: Pediatric cataract surgery in challenging situations
Surgery in different scenario - big eyes and small eyes, plaques - anterior and posterior
Persistent fetal vasculature
Pre-existing posterior capsular defect
Management of subluxated lens and spherophakia
Traumatic cataract
Uveitic and complicated cataract
Infective cataract (TORCH)
Anterior segment dysgenesis including aniridia
Cataract associated with ROP, retinal pathologies and miscellaneous cataract (drug induced, radiation induced, albinism).