Adam J. Cohen - Oculofacial, Orbital, and Lacrimal Surgery: A Compendium

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Since the start of this book Voyager 2 reached interstellar space, CRISPR gene editing began human trials, and metallic hydrogen was finally engineered. While the realms of oculofacial surgery have undergone few recent scientific or technical changes, the scope of techniques within our subspecialty has dramatically expanded to address many facial and just not oculoplastic issues. It is amazing to consider the more limited scope of oculoplastic surgery just 25 years ago and the current breadth of facial issues that are managed by current oculofacial surgeons.

The book underwent several permutations of subject inclusions and exclusions, author additions and subtractions, and a change to the editorship. The book now has contributions from superlative physicians who are recognized by their peers as stalwart and extremely facile surgeons and educators. Contributions to textbooks are time consuming and tedious and, without doubt, labors of love. With this said, the compendium would not have come to fruition without the willingness of our contemporaries to literally give us their time to contribute.

We are hopeful this compendium will serve as a timeless reference for core and advanced principles within oculofacial surgery. As with anything in life, necessary concessions were made with regard to inclusions and exclusions of topics. Although our aim was to make the book as surgically comprehensive as possible, some important topics were excluded that required complex systemic therapies felt to be outside the intended scope of the book.

While this book experienced some delays and speed bumps along the way, the final production was certainly worth it as they say, it is the baby and not the birth!

Cat and I are excited to have been given the opportunity to see this project to fruition and hope the compendium will be stimulating and useful to our present and future colleagues.

Throughout life, only by sharing knowledge can we understand what we do not know, which, thus continuously, pushes the envelope of learning further.

This compendium, containing 66 chapters covering much of the range of oculofacial plastic surgery, has required the immense time and support of numerous surgeons (oculofacial, plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, otolaryngology, neurosurgery) and medical professionals from all over the world, all of whom are, first and foremost, generous souls who also happen to be dedicated physicians and teachers. Many of these internationally renowned experts have written their own books, which demonstrates the immense drive they feel to continuously give others the skills to become better providers for our patients. We wanted to let them freely format their own chapter, so that they could approach the topic and emphasize the highlights in a flow that would be similar to how they would teach you directly. I am truly humbled by the talent of all the authors.

I would like to recognize my coeditor, Adam, for his work in starting this vast endeavor, Springer for all their support, and Mr. Sushil Kumar Sharma (Project Coordinator) and their illustrator for their efforts through the publication process.

I would also like to thank my family, Jason and Hisa Schoephoester for their unwavering support, especially when this project required me to be apart from them for significant periods of time, and to my parents, Quang and Kim Nguyen, who brought me from Vietnam to give me amazing opportunities. Both Adam and I are also grateful for the critical foundations our preceptors have given us throughout our education.

We are all learning from the many past giants in our fields, and we will all move on as younger pioneers come forth. We should be proud of our vast accomplishments and help our field break new and exciting grounds together.

With respect,

Cat Nguyen Burkat, MD, FACS

This work was supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.