Full Description
Directed at the growing number of untutored personnel aspiring to enter the disciplines of ophthalmic technicianry and surgical assisting, The Scrub's Bible represents 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 respected eye 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.
Contents
Chapter 1Key Words Chapter 2: The Evolution of Eye SurgeryChapter 3: The Advent of Ambulatory Eye SurgeryChapter 4: Anatomical ConsiderationsOrbit, lids, and extraocular musclesConjunctiva, sclera, and tear filmCorneaAnterior chamber, aqueous, and irisPosterior chamber and crystalline lensVitreousRetina, choroid, and optic nerveChapter 5: Infection Control Instrument cleaningSterilizationChapter 6: How the patient gets from the front door of the ASC to your OR suiteThe necessary bureaucracyPre-operative area proceduresChapter 7: Decorum in the ORChapter 8: Setting up in the ORScrubbingAnesthesiaPatient prepDrapingInstrumentationBasic instrument tableHow to hand instruments to your surgeonChapter 9: Contemplating Cataract Surgery Why a patient undergoes cataract surgeryWhat is a cataract operationChapter 10: Cataract SurgeryThe OperationEntry into the eyeIntraocular anestheticViscoelasticPerforming a capsulotomyHydrodissection and hydrodelineationPhacoemulsificationThe phaco machineThe componentsSetting up the phaco machineWhat you will typically find on the phaco system's menu optionsTrouble-shooting the phaco machinePrinciples of phaco surgeryPhaco fragmentation techniquesPhaco machine settingsIrrigation and aspirationCapsule polishThe lens implant and implantationRefractive or premium IOL Understanding IOL power selectionInsertion of a posterior chamber lens implantClosing the woundsConcluding the procedureChapter 11: Complications encountered, instruments at the ready: here is a list of "what ifs" and "what to do's"Chapter 12: The surgical tray for cataract surgeryChapter 13: Surgeon specific instrumentsChapter 14: Ocular biometryChapter 15: Self assessment test cataract surgeryChapter 16: Surgical checklistChapter 17: Corneal SurgeryThe cornea; how it worksSurgery of the corneaPatient prep and anesthesiaContemplating corneal surgeryChapter 18: Corneal transplantation: penetrating keratoplastyChapter 19: Corneal transplantation: keratoprosthesisChapter 20: Corneal transplantation: endothelial keratoplastyChapter 21: Pterygium surgeryChapter 22: Band keratopathy removalChapter 23: Complications encountered, instruments at the ready: here is a list of "what ifs" and "what to do's"Chapter 24: The surgical tray for penetrating keratoplastyChapter 25: The surgical tray for endothelial keratoplastyChapter 26: Self assessment test corneal surgeryChapter 27: Resource materialsChapter 28: Medications listAppendix A: Surgeon instrument preferences note cataract surgeryAppendix B: Patient identification wall noteGlossary of terms
