Practical Handbook for Small-Gauge Vitrectomy

Dr. Ulrich Spandau studied medicine, biology and mathematics at the University of Würzburg and subsequently underwent surgical training at the Eye Clinic, Koblenz. In 2006 he became Vice-Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Mannheim-Heidelberg and now works as a specialist at the Department of Ophthalmology, Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset). Dr. Spandau has undertaken research in diverse areas of ophthalmology and is the author of some fifty publications. Professor Heinrich Heimann is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital specialising in Ocular Oncology and Vitreoretinal Surgery. His areas of research interest include Vitreoretinal Surgery and Medical Retina and he has published many articles in peer reviewed journals on these topics. Prof Heimann is a board member of the German Retina Society and regularly presents at local and international congresses.

Introduction to small-gauge vitrectomy.- Equipment.- General considerations and techniques of pars plana vitrectomy.- Special techniques for pars plana vitrectomy.- Conventional vitrectomy with 3-port trocar system.- Bimanual vitrectomy with 4-port trocar system.- Diabetic retinopathy.- Dislocated IOL and dropped nucleus.- Endophthalmitis.- Detachment.- Trauma.- Ocular trauma.- Iris Prosthesis, Special IOL´s and Submacular Hemorrhages.- Surgical pearls.- Appendix.