Vitreo-retinal Surgery

Progress in vitreo-retinal surgery is mercurial. Since this series is dedicated to new developments the reader is presented with a motley list of topics. The advancements described here may represent generally accepted progress in the field: New instruments, Macular hole surgery, Tumor biopsy. The text is well-structured text and the book bridges the gap between primary literature and daily practice.

InhaltsangabeMacular Holes.- Heavy Silicone Oil for Persistent Macular Holes.- The Role of Combined Adjunctive 5-Fluorouracil and Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Prevention.- Slippage of the Retina: What Causes It and How Can It Be Prevented?.- Complete and Early Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis (CEVE) as Today's Alternative to the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study.- Treatment of Acute Bacterial Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery Without Vitrectomy.- New Instruments in Vitrectomy.- 25-Gauge Biopsy of Uveal Tumors.- Vitrectomy Against Floaters.- Treatment of Retinal Detachment from Inferior Breaks with Pars Plana Vitrectomy.- Subclinical Retinal Detachment.- Autologous Translocation of the Choroid and RPE in Patients with Geographic Atrophy.