Anterior segment surgery : IOLs, lasers, and refractive keratoplasty / edited by Walter J. Stark, Arlo C. Terry, A. Edward Maumenee

Includes bibliographies and index

Preface v Contributors vi Chapter 1: History and Trends in Cataract Surgery and lntraocular Lenses 1 Chapter 2: History of Lens Implantation and Current Trends in Europe 5 Chapter 3: Two Million lntraocular Lenses: The Failures and the Future 15 Chapter 4: Materials and Manufacturing Techniques of lntraocular Lenses 19 Chapter 5: The lntraocular Lens Optic 25 Chapter 6: lntraocular Lens Power Calculations 31 Chapter 7: Research Designs for Evaluation of lntraocular Lens Complications 49 Chapter 8: General Considerations 53 Chapter 9: Intraocular Lenses: Complications and Visual Results 77 Chapter 10: Anterior Chamber lntraocular Lenses 85 Chapter 11: Posterior Chamber lntraocular Lenses 119 Chapter 12: Secondary lntraocular Lenses 177 Chapter 13: Alternatives to lntraocular Lenses Including Refractive Corneal Surgery 197 Chapter 14: Special Considerations 253 Chapter 15: Complications 297 Chapter 16: Neodymium:YAG Laser 355 Chapter 17: Pathologic Studies of Pseudophakic Eyes 389 Chapter 18: Medical Prevention and Treatment of Cataract 407 Index 415