03475nam a2200385 i 4500 ebr10824141 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 120514t20122012njua ob 001 0 eng|d 9781617110122 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781617119354 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)868929207 RE781 .E87 2012eb 617.7/41059 23 Essentials of glaucoma surgery / edited by Malik Y. Kahook. Thorofare, New Jersey : SLACK Inc., [2012] �2012 1 online resource (456 pages) : color illustrations text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. section I. Introduction to basic concepts of glaucoma surgery -- section II. Trabeculectomy -- section III. Glaucoma drainage device implantation -- section IV. Glaucoma surgery combined with cataract extraction -- section V. Lasers -- section VI. Less common surgeries -- section VII. Surgical management of complicated glaucomas -- section VIII. Novel approaches -- section IX. Surgical trials and regulatory insights -- section X. Perspectives on surgery from the experts. "Essentials of Glaucoma Surgery provides a window into glaucoma surgical procedures with rapid insight and ready-to-reference information from more than 50 experienced surgeons in the profession. This resource uses a real world approach to explain surgical glaucoma, allowing the information to be quickly digested and put to use by the reader. Essentials of Glaucoma Surgery is led by Dr. Malik Y. Kahook and uses concise and straightforward text to clearly explain surgical procedures, along with pearls of practice to augment the chapters and provide advice from the experts, therefore preparing the reader for the operating room. This comprehensive handbook offers explanations of surgical instruments, expert FDA information related to current regulation of surgical devices in the United States, and an appendix of surgical dictations. Essentials of Glaucoma Surgery also includes sections that uniquely add historical context, as well as sections with information on the regulatory environment as it relates to devices used for the surgical management of glaucoma. Additionally, a section is included that offers perspectives from renowned experts on glaucoma surgery from where it began to where the future will go. With its real-world approach, user-friendly format, expert advice, and unique point of view, practicing ophthalmologists, residents, fellows, and medical students will benefit from Essentials of Glaucoma Surgery"--Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Glaucoma Surgery. Electronic books. Kahook, Malik Y. Print version: Essentials of glaucoma surgery. Thorofare, New Jersey : SLACK Inc., [2012] xxiv, 429 pages 9781617110122 (DNLM)101584080 (DLC)10824141 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10824141 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 87328 87328