Cataract and Refractive Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Anterior Segment Imaging

   • Martin Heur, William J. Dupps Jr

   Pages 1-10

3. Microincisional Lens Surgery

   • Jorge L. Alió, Pawel Klonowski, Bassam El Kady

   Pages 11-26

4. Capsular Tension Rings

   • Rupert Menapace

   Pages 27-44

5. Intraocular Lens Complications and Management

   • Diamond Y. Tam, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed

   Pages 45-66

6. Toric Intraocular Lenses for Correction of Astigmatism in Primary Cataract Surgery

   • Thomas Kohnen, Victor Derhartunian, Daniel Kook, Oliver K. Klaproth

   Pages 67-80

7. Wavefront-Modified IOLs

   • Li Wang, Elizabeth Yeu, Douglas D. Koch

   Pages 81-93

8. How Should We Manipulate Higher-Order Aberrations After Refractive Surgery?

   • Jens Bühren, Thomas Kohnen, Scott M. MacRae

   Pages 95-100

9. Current State of Accommodation Research

   • Martin Baumeister, Thomas Kohnen

   Pages 101-110

10. Corneal Approaches to the Treatment of Presbyopia

    • Shazia S. Ahmed, Mitchell P. Weikert

    Pages 111-118

11. Back Matter

    Pages 119-122

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The Essentials in Ophthalmology series represents readership acceptance of the first two series, each of an unique updating publication on the progress in all eight volumes. This is a success that was made p- subspecialties of ophthalmology. sible predominantly by the numerous opinion-leading In a quarterly rhythm, eight issues are published authors and the outstanding section editors, as well as covering clinically relevant achievements in the whole with the constructive support of the publisher. There field of ophthalmology. This timely transfer of advance- are many good reasons to continue and still improve ments for the best possible care of our eye patients has the dissemination of this didactic and clinically r- proven to be effective. The initial working hypothesis of evant information. providing new knowledge immediately following p- lication in the peer-reviewed journal and not waiting G.K. Krieglstein for the textbook appears to be highly workable. R.N. Weinreb We are now entering the third cycle of the Essentials Series Editors in Ophthalmology series, having been encouraged by September 2008 Preface We are pleased to share with our readers this Third uncorrected and, in one instance, corrected vision. Edition of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, less than Topics in corneal refractive surgery include disc- three years from publication of the Second Edition. sion of the management of higher order aberrations The dramatic pace of change in cataract and refractive and corneal procedures for treating presbyopia.

• Crystalline lens
• Microincisional surgery
• Presbyopia
• Surgery
• Toric IOL
• Wavefront-modified IOL

• Professor of Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

  Thomas Kohnen

• Baylor College of Medicine Cullen Eye Institute, Houston, USA

  Thomas Kohnen

• Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine Cullen Eye Institute, Houston, USA

  Douglas D. Koch

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