Title The scrub's bible : how to assist at cataract and corneal surgery with a primer on the anatomy of the human eye and self assessment / Richard S. Koplin [and others]

Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Contents Introduction -- The Evolution of Eye Surgery -- The Advent of Ambulatory Eye Surgery -- Anatomical Considerations -- Infection Control -- How the Patient Gets from the Front Door of the ASC to Your OR Suite -- Decorum in the OR -- Setting Up in the OR -- Contemplating Cataract Surgery -- Cataract Surgery -- Complications Encountered, Instruments at the Ready: Here Is a List of "What Ifs" and "What to Do's" -- The Surgical Tray for Cataract Surgery -- Surgeon-Specific Instruments -- Ocular Biometry -- Self-Assessment Test Cataract Surgery -- Surgical Checklist -- Corneal Surgery -- Corneal Transplantation: Penetrating Keratoplasty -- Corneal Transplantation: Keratoprosthesis -- Corneal Transplantation: Endothelial Keratoplasty -- Pterygium Surgery -- Band Keratopathy Removal -- Complications Encountered, Instruments at the Ready: Here Is a List of "What Ifs" and "What to Do's" -- The Surgical Tray for Penetrating Keratoplasty -- The Surgical Tray for Endothelial Keratoplasty -- Self-Assessment Test Corneal Surgery -- Resource Materials -- Medications List Summary Directed at the growing number of untutored personnel aspiring to enter the disciplines of ophthalmic technicianry and surgical assisting, TheScrub's Biblerepresents an entry level guide to understanding the human eye, its basic anatomy, and physiology. Absorbing this information serves as the foundation for the authors, who are all skilled and respectedeye surgeons, educators, and surgery center owners, to draw the reader through the fundamentals of the two most common areas of ophthalmic surgery: cataract and corneal/refractive surgery. The Scrub's Bible is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read tool that is broken down into discreet and understandable elements, meant to avoid the intimidating rhetoric of a standard reference Analysis Medicine Ophthalmology Surgery Medicine & Public Health Practice Management Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Cataract -- Surgery. Cornea -- Surgery. Surgery -- Practice. Operating room technicians. Ophthalmic assistants. Cataract Extraction -- methods Cornea -- surgery Eye -- anatomy & histology Operating Room Technicians Ophthalmic Assistants HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision. MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology. Médecine. Ophthalmic assistants Operating room technicians Cataract -- Surgery Cornea -- Surgery Surgery -- Practice Form Electronic book Author Koplin, Richard S. ISBN 9781461456445 1461456444 1461456436 9781461456438

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