Corneal Surgery

PART I CONCEPTS OF CORNEAL FUNCTION APPLICABLE TO SURGERY 1. The Preocular Tear Film in Corneal Grafting 2. Stem Cells: Ocular Surface Maintenance 3. Biology of Persistent Epithelial Defects 4. The Eyelids and Corneal Integrity 5. Stromal Wound Healing 6. Principles of Corneal Surgery 7. Endothelium: Development, Morphology, Disease, and Repair 8. Techniques for Evaluating Endothelial Cell Function and Cell Loss PART II TESTING AND MEASURING CORNEAL FUNCTION PRIOR TO SURGERY 9. The Keratometer in the Diagnosis of Corneal Disease 10. Corneal Topography: Basic Concepts 11. Tonometry and Pachymetry 12. Specular Microscopy 13. Confocal Microscopy of the Cornea 14. Corneal Photography PART III SURGERY OF THE CONJUNCTIVA 15. Conjunctival Biopsy, Trauma, and Recession-Resection Procedures 16. Conjunctival Flaps 17. Pterygium 18. Autologous Conjunctival and Scleral Grafts 19. Conjunctival Neoplasia PART IV SURGERY OF THE CORNEA (Non-Penetrating) 20. Anesthesia for Corneal Surgery 21. Corneal Scraping and Biopsy 22. Corneal and Conjunctival Foreign Bodies 23. Epithelial Debridement and Superficial Keratectomy 24. Corneal Micropuncture 25. Surgery of Limbal Dermoids PART V PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY Section 1. Recipient Diseases 26. Keratoconus and Pellucid Marginal Degeneration 27A. Fuchs Dystrophy 27B. Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy 28. Interstitial Keratitis 29. Non-Herpetic Corneal Leukoma 30. Ocular Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster 31. Aphakic and Pseudophakic Corneal Edema Section 2. Preoperative Considerations 32. Indications and Contraindications of Penetrating Keratoplasty 33. Preoperative Tests and Evaluations 34. Preoperative Considerations in Aphakic and Pseudophakic Eyes 35. Management of Preoperative Glaucoma Section 3. Operative Considerations 36. Phakic Keratoplasty 37. Aphakic and Pseudophakic Keratoplasty 38. Penetrating Keratoplasty for Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy 39. IOL Replacement in Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy: Anterior Chamber Type 40. IOL Replacement in Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy: Posterior Chamber Type 41. IOL Replacement in Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy: Scleral Fixated Type 42. Combined Keratoplasty and Lens Removal: The Triple Procedure 43. Corneal Trephines and Cutting Blocks 44. Sutures and Suturing Technique 45. Viscoelastic Materials 46. Intraoperative Complications of Penetrating Keratoplasty Section 4: Postoperative Considerations 47. Corneal Transplantation: Early Postoperative Management 48. Epithelial Problems 49. Glaucoma 50. Rejection: Clinical Forms, Diagnosis and Treatment 51. Immunosuppression in High Risk Keratoplasty 52. Suture Removal 53. Postkeratoplasty Infections 54. Astigmatism: Preoperative and Operative Factors 55. Contact Lens Fitting 56. Control of Post Keratoplasty Astigmatism 57. Photorefractive Keratectomy in Eyes with Previous Penetrating Keratoplasty 58. Longterm Results of Penetrating Keratoplasty PART VI SPECIAL SITUATIONS IN KERATOPLASTY 59. Central Corneal Thinning and Perforation 60. Peripheral Corneal Disease with Thinning 61. Chemical Injuries of the Eye 62. Epithelial Transplantation for the Management of Severe Ocular Surface Disease 63. Lamellar Keratoplasty 64. Regrafting 65. Penetrating Keratoplasty in Infectious Keratitis 66. Penetrating Keratoplasty in Children 67A. Keratoprosthesis 67B. Keratoprosthesis Surgery: Techniques PART VII PENETRATING CORNEAL INJURY 68. Corneal and Scleral Lacerations 69. Iris Surgery PART VII I REFRACTIVE SURGERY 70. Classification and Terminology of Refractive Surgery 71. Preoperative Evaluation of Refractive Surgery Patients 72. Videokeratography in Refractive Surgery 73. Mathematical Modeling of Refractive Surgery Section 1. Radial Keratotomy 74. Radial Keratotomy 75. Radial Keratotomy: Enhancement Techniques 76. Results and Complications of Radial Keratotomy 77. Management of Under and Overcorrected Radial Keratotomy Section 2. Astigmatic Keratotomy 78A. Concepts in Astigmatic Keratotomy 78B. Astigmatic Keratotomy: Techniques, Complications, and Results 79. Astigmatic Keratectomy: Surgical Technique and Protocol 80. Astigmatic Keratotomy Using Inverse Arc Incisions: Principles and Background Section 3. Photorefractive Keratectomy 81. Photorefractive Keratectomy: Background and Principles 82. Technique for Myopic Photorefractive Keratectomy 83. Comparison of Lasers for Excimer Laser Vision Correction 84. Photoastigmatic Refractive Keratectomy 85. Postoperative Management After Excimer Photorefractive Keratectomy 86. Results of Photorefractive Keratectomy for Low Myopia 87. PRK Enhancement Techniques Section 4. Phototherapeutic Keratectomy 88. Phototherapeutic Keratectomy: Indications, Contraindications and Preoperative Evaluation 89. Phototherapeutic Keratectomy: Operative techniques, Complications, and Results Section 5. Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty and Laser Insitu Keratomileusis (LASIK) 90. History and Principles of ALK and LASIK 91. LASIK: Patient Selection, Instrumentation, and Operative Technique 92. LASIK: Instrumentation and Operative Technique 93. Building a Personalized LASIK Nomogram 94. Predictive Formulas for LASIK 95. Complications and Results of Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty 96. LASIK: Results, Complications, and Comparisons with PRK for Low and Moderate Myopia Section 6. Other Refractive Surgery 97. Epikeratophakia and Hexagonal Keratotomy 98A. Synthetic Keratophakia 98B. The Intrastromal Corneal Ring 99. Thermal Keratoplasty 100. Hyperopic Photorefractive Keratectomy PART IX DONOR TISSUE 101. Donor Tissue Selection 102. Donor Age 103. Tissue Removal 104. Gross and Slitlamp Examination of the Donor Eye 105. Tissue Storage Systems: Short and Intermediate Term 106. Tissue Storage: Long Term for Keratoplasty 107. The Role of Corneal Antigens in Graft Success or Failure