Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation A Case-Based Guide
Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation: A Case Based Guide is a must-have resource for ophthalmologists, surgeons, residents, and fellows who work with pediatric cataracts and their surgical management as well as ancillary readers such as pa
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Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation
Courtney L. Kraus Editor
Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation A Case-Based Guide
Editor Courtney L. Kraus, MD Department of Ophthalmology Johns Hopkins Hospital Wilmer Eye Institute Baltimore, MD USA
ISBN 978-3-030-38937-6 ISBN 978-3-030-38938-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38938-3 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Cataracts in children are common enough so that every pediatric ophthalmologist sees them and yet they are rare enough to create anxiety for the clinician who is trying to stay up on all of the latest evidence-based trends. Properly timed and expertly performed cataract surgery can bring sight to a child who would otherwise be blind. When the number of blind-years prevented is taken into account, pediatric cataract surgery may be the most cost-effective procedure in all of ophthalmology. However, unlike cataract surgery in an elderly adult, lens replacement in childhood removes youthful accommodation and derails emmetropization by removing the eye’s natural offset to axial growth of the globe. As we commonly say: “Kids are not just small adults.” In this important book, Dr. Courtney Kraus has assembled an impressive group of experts and has chosen a case-based approach as an efficient and effective way to transfer knowledge. It should be on the required reading list of every pediatric ophthalmology fellowship program and every clinician who operates on children. In Part I: Approach to Lens Opacities, the readers will be able to refresh their knowledge about how to think simultaneously like a developmentalist, a geneticist, and a surg
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