PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR SMALL-GAUGE VITRECTOMY. A STEP-BY-STEP INTRODUCTION TO SURGICAL TECHNIQUES +

1. Introduction to Small-Gauge Vitrectomy
2. Equipment
3. Fundamentals to Pars Plana Vitrectomy
4. Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Beginners
5. Silicone Oil Tamponade
6. Silicone Oil, Densiron 68
7. Vitrectomy for Macular Peeling
8. Dislocated IOL Extraction and Secondary IOL Implantation
9. Dropped Nucleus (Posterior Dislocated Nucleus)
10. Usage of a Chandelier Light
11. Episcleral Buckling for Detachment Surgery with BIOM
12. Vitrectomy for Easy Retinal Detachment
13. Vitrectomy for Difficult Retinal Detachment (PVR)
14. Easy Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
15. Difficult Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
16. Submacular Hemorrhage Secondary to CNV
17. Submacular Hemorrhage Secondary to Arterial Macroaneurysm
18. Endophthalmitis
19. Intraocular Tumor Biopsies
20. Macular Translocation
21. Choroidal Detachment: Surgical Management of a Serous Choroidal Detachment
22. Open Globe Injury
23. Surgical Management of a Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage (SCH)
24. Penetrating Eye Injury by Metal Intraocular Foreign Bodies (IOFB): Delayed and Stepwise Surgery
25. FAQ

Since publication of the first edition of this book in 2012 vitreoretinal surgery has marched with huge steps forward. In 2012 23G was standard, today 25G and 27G are the most commonly used gauge sizes for vitrectomy. In 2012 the cutting rate was 5.000 cuts/min and today with the development of a novel vitreous cutter the cutting rate has increased to 16.000 cuts/min. The advent of 25G/27G made the instruments smaller and surgery less traumatic.
Practical Handbook for Small-Gauge Vitrectomy: A Step-By-Step Introduction to Surgical Techniques, 2ndEdition focuses on these new developments and features new chapters on PVR detachment, intraocular tumour, macular translocation, sub macular hemorrhages and ocular trauma. The surgeries are demonstrated step-by-step and the material is shown in detail and videos visualize the surgery.This book will serve as an immensely useful guide for all surgeons who are intending to make use of this exciting and increasingly used technique.

Features
• Offers a step-by-step explanation and guide to the use of small gauge vitrectomy, the most modern retinal surgery technique
• Describes the various surgical procedures with the aid of informative diagrams and high-quality photos
• Includes videos that document the different procedures, from the straightforward to the demanding

Authors
• 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.