Mechanical Ocular Trauma: Current Consensus and Controversy, 2nd Edition

This second edition is a topic-based clinical reference on mechanical ocular trauma, written for ophthalmologists and other clinicians who manage patients with these injuries. Each chapter focuses on a specific part of the eye and is supported by illustrative sample cases.

The book pairs the latest consensus on each topic with detailed discussion of the controversies that remain, and closes each chapter with pearls of advice that highlight its main points. Subjects include traumatic cataract and the timing of surgery and IOL implantation, traumatic hypotony, traumatic glaucoma, the timing of vitrectomy after primary repair, use of silicone oil in traumatic eyes, intraocular foreign bodies, and traumatic endophthalmitis.

This edition updates hot topics in the field, covering traumatic glaucoma, traumatic cataract, traumatic vitreoretinal diseases, traumatic macular hole, and imaging applications in ocular trauma. It is supplied as a publisher PDF of 19 MB in English.

Key Features

Highlights

• Topic-based clinical reference on mechanical ocular trauma
• Each chapter covers a specific part of the eye and is supplemented by illustrative sample cases
• Presents the latest consensus alongside detailed discussion of controversial topics
• Pearls of advice at the end of each chapter highlight its main points
• Second edition updates hot topics including traumatic glaucoma, traumatic cataract, traumatic vitreoretinal diseases, traumatic macular hole, and imaging applications in ocular trauma