Retinal Detachment Surgery: A Practical Guide

by Raj Vardhan Azad, Rajiv Anand, Yog Raj Sharma

Recent developments and advancement in ophthalmology have made a sea-change in overall management of retinal detachment. With the refinement in microsurgical instruments, suture and implant material, the technique of retinal detachment surgery has attained a high standard and has resulted in better visual outcome than it used to be earlier. Advent of vitrectomy has further helped and armed the retinal surgeons in tackling some of the complex, recurrent and mind boggling retinal detachments. This book is to give the latest state-of-art techniques for various types of retinal detachment that encounter in clinical practice. Emphasises on the practical aspects of retinal detachment surgery is to give hands on knowledge of its management. This book is a kind of skill transfer compendium which is divided into 18 chap­ters and is easy to understand. Chapters like Vitreous substitutes, Anesthesia for retinal surgery, Instruments, implants and suture materials in retinal detachment surgery have been included to give extra flavor and information so that the readers do not have to refer to other books. This book is useful for residents, fellows and practising ophthalmologists.