Cataract and Refractive Surgery Progress III

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Glaucoma

Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Uveitis and Immunological Disorders

Vitreo-retinal Surgery

Medical Retina

Oculoplastics and Orbit

Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuroophthalmology, Genetics

Cataract and Refractive Surgery progress iii Edited by

t. kohnen d. d. koch

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Cornea and External Eye Disease

Essentials in Ophthalmology

Glaucoma

G. K. Krieglstein Series Editors

Cataract and Refractive Surgery

R. N. Weinreb

Uveitis and Immunological Disorders Vitreo-retinal Surgery Medical Retina Oculoplastics and Orbit Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics Cornea and External Eye Disease

Editors Thomas Kohnen Douglas D. Koch

Cataract and Refractive Surgery Progress III

With 145 Figures, Mostly in Colour and 6 Tables

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Series Editors

Volume Editors

Günter K. Krieglstein, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Ophthalmology University of Cologne Kerpener Straße 62 50924 Cologne Germany

Thomas Kohnen, MD Professor of Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Theodor-Stern-Kai 7 60590 Frankfurt Germany and Baylor College of Medicine Cullen Eye Institute 6565 Fannin, Suite NC205 Houston, TX 77030 USA

Robert N. Weinreb, MD Professor and Director Hamilton Glaucoma Center Department of Ophthalmology University of California at San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0946 USA

ISBN 978-3-540-76378-9

Douglas D. Koch, MD Professor and the Allen, Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology Baylor College of Medicine Cullen Eye Institute 6565 Fannin, Suite NC205 Houston, TX 77030 USA

e-ISBN 978-3-540-76380-2

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The Essentials in Ophthalmology series represents an unique updating publication on the progress in all subspecialt