Vitreoretinal Surgery: Strategies and Tactics

Part I. Becoming a VR Surgeon

1. Should You Become a VR Surgeon?
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2. How to Train as a VR Surgeon Outside a Formal Fellowship
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Part II. VR Surgery: Basic Principles

3. Fundamental Rules for the VR Surgeon
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4. Frequently Asked Questions About the Basics of VR Surgery
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5. The VR Surgeon’s Relation to His Patient: Counseling
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6. The VR Surgeon’s Relation to His Nurse
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7. Examination
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8. The Indication Whether to Operate
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9. The Indication When to Operate (Timing)
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10. The Order of Cases If Multiple Surgeries Are Performed
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11. The Surgeon’s Relation to Himself
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Part III. The VR Surgeon in the OR

12. Major Equipment, Their Accessories and Use
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13. Instruments, Tools, and Their Use
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14. Materials and Their Use
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15. Anesthesia
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16. The Surgeon at the Operating Table
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Part IV. VR Surgery: General Strategies and Tactics

17. Vitrectomy Performed via the “Standard” Method and Its Alternatives
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18. Disinfection, Draping, and Perioperative Medications
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19. The Speculum and Its Placement
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20. Holding and Operating Hand Instruments
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21. Sclerotomies and the Cannulas
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22. Illumination
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23. The Checklist Before the First Cut with the Probe
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24. Using the Vitrectomy Probe
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25. Maintaining Good Visualization
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26. Anatomy and Physiology: What theVR Surgeon Must Know
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27. The Basics of Vitreous Removal
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28. Scleral Indentation
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29. Cryopexy
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30. Endolaser
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31. Working With and Under Air
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32. Working with Membranes
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33. Retinectomy, Retinotomy, and Chorioretinectomy
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34. Chromovitrectomy
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35. Tamponades
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36. Submacular Hemorrhage
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37. Subretinal Biopsy
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38. Combined Surgery
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39. AC Basics
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40. Handling of Major Intraoperative Complications
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41. Pediatric Patients
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42. The Highly Myopic Eye
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43. Intravitreal Injections
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Part V. Tissue Tactics in VR Surgery

44. Dropped Nucleus and Dislocated IOL
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45. Endophthalmitis
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46. Floaters
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47. Hyphema
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48. Iris Abnormalities
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49. Macular Disorders: Edema
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50. Macular Disorders Related to Traction: VMTS, Cellophane Maculopathy, EMP, Macular Hole
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51. Optic Pit
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52. PDR
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53. PVR
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54. Retinal Detachment
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55. RD, Tractional and Combined
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56. RD, Central
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57. Retinoschisis
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58. RVO
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59. Scleroplasty
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60. Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage
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61. Uveitis, Posterior
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62. Vitreous Hemorrhage
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63. Trauma
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64. Postoperative Care
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