- Guides the reader through the thought process needed for successful management of strabismus
- Contains a distillation of the many practical “pearls” that the author has accumulated and shared with residents and fellows over a 40 year career
- Describes the nuances in decision-making with a discussion of pros and cons of many treatment approaches and hypothesis
- Written for pediatric ophthalmologists and trainees
Written mainly for pediatric ophthalmologists and strabismologists, but also of great value to trainees, this text guides the reader through the thought processes needed for successful management of strabismus. Through the repeated use of icons, all material is designated as either basic, advanced, important points, pearls, or myths, and there is frequent use of case presentations from the author’s consultation files.
Strabismus - Practical Pearls Not Found in Textbooks starts where the other standard texts leave off. It contains a distillation of the many practical “pearls” that Dr. Kushner has accumulated and shared with residents and fellows over a 40 year career with a tertiary care practice in strabismus. It describes the nuances in decision-making with a discussion of pros and cons of many treatment approaches and hypothesis and attempts to simulate the experience of spending time in clinic with a seasoned mentor who is passionate about teaching.
Table of Contents- Chapter 1 History
- Chapter 2 The Examination
- Chapter 3 Refraction
- Chapter 4 Functional Amblyopia
- Chapter 5 Esotropia
- Chapter 6 Exotropia
- Chapter 7 A-Pattern, V-Pattern, and Other Alphabet Pattern Strabismus
- Chapter 8 Vertical Deviations
- Chapter 9 Diplopia
- Chapter 10 Strabismus Surgery
- Chapter 11 Complications of Eye Muscle Surgery
- Chapter 13 How to Perform Superior Surgery on the Inferior Oblique and Avoid Inferior Surgery on the Superior Oblique
- Chapter 14 Abnormal Head Postures
- Chapter 15 Brown Syndrome
- Chapter 16 Duane Syndrome
- Chapter 17 Miscellaneous Strabismus Syndromes
- Chapter 18 Nystagmus
- Chapter 19 Paralytic Strabismus: Third and Sixth Cranial Nerves
- Chapter 20 Re-operations
- Chapter 21 Complicated Strabismus
