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The Modern System of Ophthalmology (MSO) is a series of multiple volumes, planned with a very specific aim to cater to the needs of residents in ophthalmology. The volume editors of this series make a team of like minded and devoted teachers from different subspecialities. Disorders of Lens and Cataract Surgery volume of MSO provides a comprehensive coverage on diseases of the crystalline lens in a concise manner. The text maHer is complete and up-to-date with recent advances. It has been organised into two sections in an aHractive colour format. Section I includes the essential basic and clinical aspects of crystalline lens and its various disorders in a simple language and lucid style. Section II is devoted to different aspects of cataract surgery viz. anaesthesia, preoperative preparation, intraocular lenses, ophthalmic viscoelastic devices, different techniques of cataract surgery, and complications of cataract surgery and their management. All aspects of cataract surgery have been covered in depth.
Disorders of Lens: Basic and Clinical Aspects
Anatomy and Physiology of Lens
Embryology and Congenital Anomalies of Lens
Cataract: Definition, Classification and Epidemiology
Congenital and Developmental Cataracts
Acquired Cataracts
Displacements of Lens
Cataract Surgery
Evolution of Cataract Surgery
Anaesthesia for Cataract Surgery
Biometry: Calculation of IOL Power
Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices, Irrigating Fluids, and Surgical Instruments
Intraocular Lenses: An Overview
Preoperative Workup and Preparation for Cataract Surgery
Intracapsular and Conventional Extracapsular Cataract Extraction
Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery
Phacoemulsification and Microincision Cataract Surgery
Cataract Surgery in Special Situations
Paediatric Cataract Surgery
Astigmatism Control in Cataract Surgery
Intraocular Lens Implantation in the Absence of Posterior Capsular Support
Complications of Cataract Surgery and their Management