Management and Care of the Cataract Patient

The history of the cataract operation; the effects of cataracts on three famous artists; catatactogenesis - etiology, risk factors and therapy; physiological aspects of cataract care; relation of the primary care physician to the patient, the ophthalmologist and cataract surgery; how to obtain the best visual results - the determination of the correct implant power and prediction of postoperative refractive error; diagnosing visual loss in cataract patients - is cataract really the cause?; pre- and postoperative care from the standpoint of the technician and surgical councelor; evaluation of visual function prior to cataract surgery; the 20/100 surprise - poor vision after cataract surgery; the best operation for the cataract patient; specific techniques and future considerations; update on implantation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses; anaesthesia for cataract surgery; ophthalmic anaesthesia - local vs gerneral, retrobulbar vs peribulbar; cataract surgery and glaucoma; conjunctival, corneal and scleral disease and cataract surgery; complications of cataract surgery and their management; complications of phacoemulsification surgery;intraocular lens removal; post-cataract inflammation and endophthalmitis-diagnosis, prevention and management; the relities of decompensation following cataract surgery - prevention and management; vision correction post cataract surgery; cystoid maular oedema - causes, diagnosis and treatment; the operation was successful but the patient can't see any better - where do we go from here?; medicolegal concerns of cataract surgeons; diagnostic codes and billing - dealing with the changing socioeconomic environment; building a cataract practice; the psychological experience; AIDS, cateracts and the ophthalmologist.