Cataract Surgery And Phacoemulsification For The Beginning Surgeons

About the Book

Cataract ranks high among the diseases that cause visual disability and blindness in the world. Cataract surgery is the most common surgery performed by an Ophthalmologist. Phacoemulsification is the state of the art in cataract surgery. Learning the technique of phacoemulsification is a major challenge for the trainee and new ophthalmic surgeons. Mastering the technique requires extensive training and a steep learning curve. The authors have discussed the various steps of phacoemulsification and other techniques of cataract surgery like SICS including the difficulties and complications encountered and how to avoid them. A separate chapter deals with the techniques required to get used to an Operating Microscope and the basic principles of the equipments used. Phacoemulsification for the beginning surgeons is to guide the trainee and new surgeons to learn the surgery in the shortest possible time in order to gain the necessary expertise to perform the surgery with confidence. Both Dr. Munirul Huq and Dr. Mehdi (Matti) Vazeen have extensive experience in cataract surgery and they believe that, the text will help the new surgeon to go through the learning curve and gain proficiency and this will also serve as a reference guide at the time of difficulty and complications. The aim is not to replace other textbooks on the topic but to share the experience of the authors for the benefit of the new upcoming cataract surgeons.

About the Author

Dr. S. M. Munirul Huq is Retired Professor of Ophthalmology, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is former Chief Consultant and Director of Lions Eye Hospital, Dhaka and Bangladesh Country Representative of Sight Savers, UK. He took active interest to organize Lions Eye Bank at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka. He graduated from Dhaka Medical College in 1973 and was trained at the Ophthalmology department of DMCH Hospital. He obtained Diploma in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in 1982. He obtained Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS) in 1989. He also obtained Fellowship of the College of Ophthalmologists of UK in 1989. He obtained Fellowship of American College of Surgeons in 2013. His main interests are in Anterior Segment, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Neuro-ophthalmology. He is involved in Postgraduate teaching and also takes part in Charitable Eye Surgery. Dr. Huq is married to Mrs. Jesmine Huq and has two children, Nowara Munir and Naved Munir, has Son-In –Law, Zaki A Choudhury and Grand Son, Zayden Munir Choudhury. He has authored a textbook Essentials of Cataract and Lens Implant Surgery published in 1997 in collaboration with co author, Dr. Karl Holzinger. Dr. Mehdi (Matti) Vazeen MD is a practicing Ophthalmologist in Carson City, Nevada, and has been in Ophthalmology practice for 18 years. He is the Medical Director of Western Nevada Surgical Center, Medical Director of Center for Advanced Eye Care and Director of Sierra Nevada Laser Center in Carson City, Nevada, USA. He went to College in University of California Davis and completed Medical School in Northwestern University before finishing in Ophthalmology Residency at Ochsner LSU in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the past President of the Nevada Academy of Ophthalmology and member of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has performed extensive research in refractive surgery and has given lectures at ASCRS on refractive cataract surgery. He has performed charitable cataract surgery in the developing countries including Bangladesh and has delivered lectures in National Institute of Ophthalmology and Islamia Eye Institute in Bangladesh. He also pioneered a teaching exchange program between University of California Davis (UCDAVIS) and Bangladesh for exchange of trainee residents and the development of resident training. He has keen interest in the developing world because he was born at a hospital in Bangladesh while his father was stationed as a diplomat there. He is married to Ashley Vazeen, has two children, Cameron and Bella and lives in Carson city, Nevada, USA.