TY - BOOK ID - 57020616 TI - Posterior Capsular Rent : Genesis and Management PY - 2017 SN - 9788132235866 PB - New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Ophthalmology KW - Surgery KW - Human medicine KW - geneeskunde KW - chirurgie KW - oftalmologie KW - cataract KW - Ophthalmology. KW - Surgery. KW - Internal medicine. KW - Internal Medicine. KW - Medicine, Internal KW - Medicine KW - Surgery, Primitive KW - Eye KW - Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:57020616 AB - This book deals with a potentially sight threatening complication - rupture of the posterior capsule – during cataract surgery. This handbook covers the management of this problem from 3 perspectives: 1.Identifying patients at higher risk and measures to manage such patients by surgical discipline 2.Intraoperative management of posterior capsular rupture (PCR) to minimize long-term complications 3.Post-operative care for a patient who has a PCR Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in ophthalmology and despite tremendous technical and technological advancements, PCR still occurs. PCR occurs both in the hands of experienced senior surgeons and the neophyte surgeons, although with a higher frequency in the latter group. Additionally, certain types of cataracts are prone to this development. If managed properly in a timely manner the eventual outcome may be no different from that of an uncomplicated case. However, improper management may lead on to serious complications with a higher incidence of permanent visual disability. Written for experienced and not-so-experienced eye surgeons alike to understand and manage PCR. . ER -