Thomas H. Williamson - Vitreoretinal Surgery

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Readers of the first and second editions will know that the purpose of this textbook is to provide a cohesive approach to vitreoretinal diagnosis and surgery. The book has been deliberately written single handedly by the author to prevent the duplication that makes multi-author texts often unwieldy and contradictory. The text is a condensation of the knowledge I have built up over 25 years in vitreoretinal surgery in a tertiary referral unit in central London in the UK. The surgical methods provide an effective way of dealing with almost all vitreoretinal problems.

Surgical technique is in constant development, a reflection of the excitement that surrounds this great speciality. Even in the short time from publication of the first edition in 2008, and the second edition in 2012, there have been major changes in methodology such as the adoption of small gauge vitrectomy in nearly all centres. This edition brings the subject up to date yet again, and therefore should be beneficial to existing users of the book and to new.

The text has been extensively overhauled and expanded, and the figures increased from 600 in the first edition, to 1000 in the second, and to 1225 in the third. The text provides the essential information to diagnose vitreoretinal disorders and perform surgery. The figures are used to illustrate clinical features and describe surgical methods.

To provide the reader with an alternative viewpoint on surgery, 16 international experts have provided completely new surgical Pearls of Wisdom. These are scattered through the text and have been an extremely popular addition in the past. I am incredibly grateful to the contribution of these surgeons to the book.

For the first time, I have included finite element analysis of vitreoretinal conditions provided by Mahmut Dogramaci, who is a vitreoretinal surgeon in the UK. These provide an engineers look at the physics of vitreoretinal surgery.

Finally, my thanks go to all the trainees and surgeons who have been kind enough to provide me with feedback on the book and for their compliments and support.

As a new initiative, I will be providing web-based seminar teaching based on the book through Medsales Academy, UK. Look out for this and join in the courses for direct access to live teaching with me, the author.

I hope you enjoy the third edition; any feedback will be gratefully received. If you wish to give feedback, you can find my contact details on www.retinasurgery.co.uk .