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by Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS, and Mark J. Lucarelli, MD, 420 pp, with illus, $149.95, ISBN 1-57947-359-8, Chicago, Ill, AMA Press, 2003.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2005;123:412-413.

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Clinical Atlas of Procedures in Ophthalmic Surgery is an all-encompassing new atlas focusing on the technical aspects of surgical procedures in all subspecialties of ophthalmology. It is loosely based on a previous publication (Ophthalmic Surgery: Principles and Techniques) by one of the authors (D.M.A.), but outstrips that atlas in scope. The list of section editors and contributors includes subspecialists from every ophthalmic discipline. This list reads like the "Who’s Who" of current ophthalmology.

This book is divided into 7 sections and 1 appendix. The sections cover cataract refractive and anterior segment surgery, penetrating keratoplasty, glaucoma surgery, retina and vitreous surgery, pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, eyelid surgery, and lacrimal and orbital surgery. The appendix covers Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes specific to ophthalmic procedures.

Each section has extensive written and pictorial description of common procedures. For example, phacoemulsification is covered in great detail, including different types of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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