Section I.
COMPLICATIONS DURING OR FOLLOWING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE
Part A. Complications of Scleral Buckling Procedures--Intraoperative Complications
Chapter 1 Complications Associated with Suturing the Scleral Buckle
Lucienne Collet, Alberto Arteaga, Juan Diego Carpio, Borja Corcostegui
Chapter 2 Complications Associated with Drainage of Subretinal Fluid
Borji Corcóstegui, Alberto Arteaga, Juan Diego Carpio, Lucienne Collet
Chapter 3 Complications Associated with the Injection of Air/Gas
George William Aylward
Chapter 3A Air/Gas Injection under Tenon’s-Conjunctiva
Chapter 3B “Fish-Egg” Air/Gas Bubble Formation
Chapter 3C Air/Gas Injection behind the Lens
Chapter 3D Subretinal Injection of Air/Gas
Chapter 4Complications of “Buckling” the Retinal Break
William E. Smiddy
Chapter 4A Cannot Find Retinal Break
Chapter 4B Inability to Close the Retinal Break on the Buckle
Chapter 5Scleral Perforation and Penetration Into the Eye
Lazaros Konstantinidis, Ian Pearce
Part B. Complications of Scleral Buckling Procedures--Postoperative Complications
Chapter 6Exposure and Infection of the Scleral Buckle
Mario R. Ramano, John B. Christoforidis, Jose Luis Vallejo-Garcia
Chapter 7Migration of the Scleral Buckle
Christos Haritoglou
Part C. Complications of Pneumatic Retinopexy
Chapter 8 Missed and New Retinal Breaks
Paul E. Tornambe
Part D. Complications of Pars Plana Vitrectomy--Intraoperative Complications
Chapter 9 Complications Related to the Setting up, Maintaining and Closing off the Ports
Jose Garcia Arumi, Miguel Angel Zapata
Chapter 9A Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Marked Chemosis
Chapter 9B Difficulties related to the Location/Size of Sclerotomies
Chapter 9C "Losing" the Tunnels during Trocar Insertion in Small-Bore Vitrectomy
Chapter 9D Suprachoroidal and Subretinal Infusion
Chapter 9E Accidental Intraoperative Removal of the Infusion Port
Chapter 9F Vitreo-Retinal Incarceration at the Sclerotomy site
Chapter 9G Leaking Ports at the End of Surgery
Chapter 9H Difficulties Suturing and Closing the Sclerostomies
Chapter 10 Complications Related to the Crystalline Lens
Martin Spitzer, Peter Szurman
Chapter 10A Development of Cataract Intraoperatively (Not Related to Lens Touch)
Chapter 10B Lens Touch with or without Capsular Breach
Chapter 10C Crystalline Lens Subluxation and Luxation
Chapter 11 Complications during Phaco-Vitroectomy
Kevin K. Suk, Timothy G. Murray
Chapter 11A Continuous Flattening of the Anterior Chamber
Chapter 11B Posterior Capsule Rupture (Can I Insert a Lens? Can I Preserve the Capsular Bag?) and Zonulodyalisis
Chapter 12 Complications Related to the Induction of a Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Tom Williamson
Chapter 12A I Cannot Detach the Vitreous in an Eye with an Attached Retina
Chapter 12B I Cannot Detach the Vitreous in an Eye with a Detached Retina
Chapter 12C Detaching the Vitreous in the Presence of Neovascularization
Chapter 12D Detaching the Vitreous in “Friable” Retina
Chapter 13 Complications Related to the Intraoperative Use of Tamponade Agents
Chapter 13A Small Bubble Formation When Inserting Perfluorocarbon Liquid
Susanne Binder
Chapter 13B Intraoperative Displacement of Tamponade Agents
Susanne Binder
Chapter 13C Difficulties removing tamponade agents after short and long-term tamponade.
Stanislao Rizzo, Federica Genovesi Ebert
Chapter 14 Subretinal Displacement of Dyes
Arnd Gandorfer
Chapter 15 Iatrogenic Retinal Breaks
Jan Van Meurs, Paul SUL> Chapter 15A Retinal Breaks Due to Vitreous Traction (Indirect Trauma)
Chapter 15B Retinal Breaks Due to Direct Retinal Trauma
Chapter 16 The “Missing” Retinal Break
Roger Wong, Alistair Laidlaw
Chapter 17 Retinal Slippage
Ian Y. Wong, David Wong
Chapter 18 Complications in Relation to the Vitreoretinal Surgical Systems Used
Steve Charles
Part E. Complications of Pars Plana Vitrectomy--Postoperative Complications
Chapter 19 Complications Related to the Tamponade Agent
Chapter 19A Anterior Displacement of the Tamponade Agent (Subconjuctivally and to the Anterior and Posterior Chambers)
Sofia Androudi, Chrysanthos Symeonidis, Periklis Brazitikos
Chapter 19B Glaucoma following Vitreoretinal Surgery
Eoin Guerin, Anthony J. King
Chapter 19C Subfoveal Displacement of the Tamponade Agent
Marta S. Figueroa, Inés Contreras
Chapter 19D Silicone-Oil Associated Visual Acuity Loss
Morten la Cour, Ulrik Correll Christensen
Chapter 19E Emulsification of Tamponade Agents
Rachel Williams, Theodor Stappler
Chapter 19F Retinal Re-detachment following Removal of the Tamponade Agent
Adriana Ramirez, Valentina Franco-Cardenas, Steven D. Schwartz
Chapter 20 Complications following Phaco-Vitrectomy
Chapter 20A Posterior Capsule Opacificaiton following Phaco-Vitrectomy
Kazuaki Kadonosono
Chapter 20B Intraocular Lens Decentration/Luxation/Sublixation
Wensheng Li, Pei Jian Miao, Qinxiang Zheng
Chapter 20C Synechiae
Kuhl Huh
Chapter 20D Refractive Outcome and Possible Errors following Combined Phaco-Vitrectomy
David Steel
Chapter 20E Lack of Capsular Support
Nur Acar
Chapter 21 Macular Folds
Richard Haynes
Chapter 22 Visual Field Loss
Silvia Bopp
Chapter 23 Hypotony
Siegfried G. Priglinger, Thomas C. Kreutzer
Part F. Complications common to scleral buckling, pneumatic retinopexy and pars plana vitrectomy--Intraoperative Complications
Chapter 24 Problems Initiating Surgery
Chapter 24 A Working in Small and Deep Set Eyes
Sven Crafoord, Guy Shanks
Chapter 24 B Managing Scarred and Adherent Conjunctiva
Sven Crafoord, Guy Shanks
Chapter 24 C Difficulties Isolating Extraocular Muscles
Sven Crafoord, Guy Shanks
Chapter 25 Poor View of the Fundus
Marc D. de Smet
Chapter 25 A Lack of Corneal Transparency
Chapter 25 B Inadequate Size of the Pupil
Chapter 25 C Problems Related to the Lens Capsule
Chapter 25 D Difficult View Due to the Presence of Tamponade Agents
Chapter 25 E Intraocular Lens “Steaming” during Pars Plana Vitrectomy
Cha pter 26 Intraocular Bleeding
Chapter 26A Subretinal Hemorrhage Complicating Retinal Detachment Surgery
Mostafa A. Elgohary, Zdenek J. Gregor
Chapter 26B Bleeding during Pars Plana Vitrectomy
Milton Nunes de Moraes-Filho, Fernando Arevalo, Andre Maia, Mauricio Maia
Chapter 26C Intraoperative Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage
Ehab Abdelkader, David Wong, Noemi Lois
Part G. Complications Common to Scleral Buckling, Pneumatic Retinopexy and Pars Plana Vitrectomy--Postoperative Complications
Chapter 27 Refractive Changes Associated with Vitreo-Retinal Surgery
David Steel
Chapter 28 Diplopia and Strabismus
Howard Ying, David Guyton
Chapter 29 Serous Choroidal Detachment
Justin Gottlieb, Andrew M. Hendrick
Chapter 30 Postoperative Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage
Ehab Abdelkader, David Wong, Noemi Lois
Chapter 31 Epimacular Membrane
Richard M. Ahuja, Srilakshmi Maguluri
Chapter 32 Postoperative Macular Edema
Lyndon da Cruz, Kunal K. Dansingani
Chapter 33 Postoperative Macular Hole Formation
Lyndon da Cruz, Kunal K. Dansingani
Chapter 34 Persistent Localized Subretinal Fluid
Heinrich Heimann
Chapter 35 Retinal Re-detachment
Chapter 35A Due to Missed Breaks
Manoharan Shunmugam, Alistair Laidlaw
Chapter 35B Due to New Breaks
Jose Lorenzo
Chapter 35C Due to Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Philip J. Banerjee, David G. Charteris
Chapter 36 Endophthalmitis in the Micro-Incision Surgery (MIVS) Era
Yusuke Oshima
Chapter 37 Sympathetic Ophthalmia
John V. Forrester, Lucia Kuffova
Section II.
PREVENTING SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS BY THE USE OF NON-TECHNICAL SURGICAL SKILLS
Chapter 38 Reducing Complications through Non-Technical Surgical Skills
Rhona Flin, Augusto Azuara-Blanco