SMALL-GAUGE VITRECTOMY FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Table of contents (19 chapter)
1.Introduction
2.Anatomical Pathology
3.Surgical Methods
4.Timing of Surgery/Surgical Planning
5.Indications and Aims of Vitrectomy in a Diabetic Eye
6.Anesthesia
7.Equipment
8.Surgical Techniques for Diabetic Retinopathy
9.Combined Phacoemulsification and Anti-VEGF Treatment
10.Mild Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Easy PDR
11.Severe Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Difficult PDR
12.Advanced Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with Tractional Retinal Detachment (TRD)
13.Very Special and Difficult Cases
14.Neovascular Glaucoma
15.Postsurgical Complications
16.Case Reports
17.Pitfalls and Pearls
18.Surgical Materials
19.Companies

This book describes step by step how to operate on the patient with diabetic retinopathy. After thorough explanation of surgical planning, including the potential need to perform individual procedures at different time points, each stage of the vitrectomy is clearly documented with the aid of color photographs and drawings as well as online surgical videos. Variations in approach are described that are potentially of value, depending on whether one is dealing with a straightforward diabetic retinopathy or a difficult case of tractional retinal detachment. In the second part of the book, a series of case reports are presented that illustrate the surgical procedures applicable in different circumstances. In addition, pearls and pitfalls are highlighted. Small-Gauge Vitrectomy for Diabetic Retinopathy will be an ideal source of information and guidance for all who are embarking upon such surgery or wish to further hone their skills.

Author
Ulrich Spandau studied medicine at the University of Würzburg in Germany before completing residencies in the Departments of Ophthalmology at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Mannheim-Heidelberg. He undertook further surgical training at the Eye Clinic, Koblenz and became an accredited specialist in ophthalmology in 2003. In 2004 Dr. Spandau was appointed Oberarzt (consultant) in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mannheim-Heidelberg, and he subsequently became Vice Director of the department. He completed his PhD and received his venia legendi in 2005. In 2008 Dr. Spandau became Consultant and Head of Surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Uppsala, Sweden. He has been an associate professor since 2013. He has published 52 in indexed, peer-reviewed journals and is co-author of the previous Springer book, Practical Handbook for Small-Gauge Vitrectomy.