Refractive Cataract Surgery: Best Practices and Advanced Technology

Updated and expanded, this Second Edition of Refractive Cataract Surgery: Best Practices and Advanced Technology is a practical guide for cataract surgeons and general ophthalmologists who wish to take their practices to a new level by offering refractive solutions to their cataract patients. All chapters have been updated to provide the latest information on premium surgery, including how-to chapters on extended depth-of-focus implants, intraoperative aberrometry, and femtosecond laser surgery. Both well-established and cutting-edge implants and techniques are presented in chapters that are organized by topic and detailed step-by-step. Dr. John A. Hovanesian and his contributors include enhancement strategies such as piggyback lenses, laser enhancement, and incisional surgery which are presented as separate and complete solutions. In addition to surgical strategies, Refractive Cataract Surgery, Second Edition explains the psychology of creating a premium practice. Non-technical matters such as patient screening, ethics, communicating the value of lenses, and managing the unhappy patient are thoroughly presented with easy-to-adopt ideas. New in the Second Edition: Intraoperative aberrometry Femtosecond laser cataract surgery Diagnostic and management tools for ocular surface disease Extended depth-of-focus implants Updated information on Tecnis toric, Trulign, and other accommodating IOLs Advice on various pricing models Refractive Cataract Surgery: Best Practices and Advanced Technology, Second Edition explores every angle of premium surgery and practice and offers improvements for all levels of surgeons, from the resident to the experienced physician, resulting in a top experience and a lifetime of premium vision for the patient.

Table of Contents:
Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editor Contributing AuthorsPrefaceForeword to the Second Edition by Robert K. Maloney, MD, MAForeword to the First Edition by David F. Chang, MDIntroduction Section I Setting the Stage for Premium Cataract Surgery Chapter 1 How to Get Started in Premium Cataract SurgeryJohn A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS Chapter 2 Refractive Intraocular Lenses: Everyday Ethical IssuesDavid F. Chang, MD and Bryan S. Lee, MD, JD Chapter 3 Prognostic Predictors for Premium Intraocular LensesGeorge O. Waring IV, MD; R. Luke Rebenitsch, MD, PCEO; and Jason E. Stahl, MD Chapter 4 Preparing the Ocular Surface for Cataract and Refractive SurgeryJodi Luchs, MD, FACS Chapter 5 Preoperative Testing for Refractive Cataract SurgeryKevin Jwo, MD; William F. Wiley, MD; Ji Won Kwon, MD, PhD; and Jimmy Lee, MD Chapter 6 Practice Management Considerations of Refractive Cataract SurgeryKevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA, FNAO Chapter 7 Advertising and Public Relations for Premium Cataract SurgeryPaul Stubenbordt, BS Chapter 8 Educating Patients About Refractive Cataract SurgeryJohn A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS Section II Surgical Technique and Implants Chapter 9 Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract SurgeryKendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS Chapter 10 Intraoperative Wavefront AberrometryJoel M. Solano, MD and John P. Berdahl, MD Chapter 11 Microincisional Cataract SurgeryMujtaba A. Qazi, MD; Abu-Bakar Zafar, MD; and Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD Chapter 12 Micro-Invasive Glaucoma SurgerySavak Sev Teymoorian, MD, MBA Chapter 13 The Toric Intraocular Lens: Successful StrategiesAdi Abulafia, MD and Warren E. Hill, MD Chapter 14 Limbal Relaxing IncisionsR. Bruce Wallace III, MD and John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS Chapter 15 Integrating Monovision Into Presbyopic Intraocular Lens SurgeryJ. E. Jay McDonald II, MD and Garth Rotramel, BA, SPHR Chapter 16 Multifocal ImplantsFarrell (Toby) Tyson, MD, FACS Chapter 17 Accommodating Implants: The CrystalensRobert J. Weinstock, MD Section III Postoperative Considerations and Enhancements Chapter 18 Refractive Intraocular Lenses: Managing Unhappy PatientsEric Donnenfeld, MD; Alanna Nattis, DO; Eric Rosenberg, DO; and Allon Barsam, MD, MA, MRCOphth Chapter 19 Enhancement With Piggyback or Intraocular Lens ExchangesAdi Abulafia, MD and Warren E. Hill, MD Chapter 20 Excimer Laser Enhancements After Intraocular Lens SurgeryJay Bansal, MD and Arun C. Gulani, MD, MS Chapter 21 Enhancements With Micro-Radial Keratotomy/Astigmatic KeratotomyFrank A. Bucci Jr, MD Financial Disclosures Index