This book offers a comprehensive and practical overview of vitreoretinal surgery, blending foundational principles with real clinical experience. It explains the evolution of surgical techniques, the physical concepts that underpin them, the use of intraocular tamponade agents, and the essential considerations that guide safe and effective operative practice. Core steps of vitrectomy are presented with clarity, supported by detailed explanations that help readers build a strong technical understanding.
A wide range of diseasespecific surgical approaches is explored, including rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, epiretinal membranes, macular holes, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy, along with dedicated guidance for pediatric and adolescent cases. Rich case photographs and surgical images encourage readers to analyze real scenarios, apply their knowledge, and strengthen their clinical reasoning. Throughout, the book emphasizes the precision, diligence, and attention to detail that define excellence in vitreoretinal surgery, offering practical insight into how these qualities can be cultivated in everyday clinical and research practice.
Basics of Vitreoretinal Surgery.- A Brief History of the Development of
Vitreoretinal Surgery.- Physical Principles Underlying Vitreoretinal
Surgery.- Intraocular Tamponade.- : Vitrectomy in China.- Preoperative
Preparation and Anesthesia.- Basic Steps and Techniques of Vitrectomy.-
Surgical Intervention of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment-Part 1 (Scleral
Buckling).- Surgical Intervention of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment-Part 2
(Pars Plana Vitrectomy).- Surgical Management of Diabetic Retinopathy.-
Surgical Management of Epiretinal Membrane.- Surgical Intervention of Macular
Hole.- Prevention and Management of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy.-
Vitreoretinal Surgery in Children and Adolescents.- Editing and Presentation
of Surgical Videos.- : Vitrectomy in Europe.- General introduction to
vitreoretinal surgery in Europe.- Combined phaco/vitrectomy.- Encircling
band, Vitrectomy, Retinotomy and C3F8 (Stockholm technique).- Easy diabetic
retinopathy.- : Difficult vitrectomy in Europe.- Usage of a chandelier
light.- Vitrectomy for difficult retinal detachment (PVR).- Difficult
proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Dr Ulrich Spandau studied medicine at the University of Würzburg in Germany before completing ophthalmology residencies at the University of Heidelberg and the University of MannheimHeidelberg. He continued his surgical training at the Eye Clinic in Koblenz and became a boardcertified ophthalmologist in 2003. In 2004 he was appointed Consultant in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of MannheimHeidelberg, later serving as Vice Director. He completed his PhD and received his venia legendi in 2005. Since 2008, Dr Spandau has been Consultant and Head of Surgery in the Department of Ophthalmology at Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden, and he has held the title of Associate Professor since 2013. He has published more than fifty peerreviewed articles and is the author of multiple Springer textbooks, including Small Gauge Vitrectomy: A Practical Handbook, Complications During and After Cataract Surgery, Small Gauge Vitrectomy for Diabetic Retinopathy, 27G Vitrectomy: Minimal Sclerotomies for Maximal Results, Cutting Edge of Ophthalmic Surgery: From Refractive SMILE to Robotic Vitrectomy, and Trocar Surgery for Cataract Surgeons.
Dr Zhaotian Zhang earned his medical doctorate from Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) in Guangzhou, China, in 2012. He subsequently completed fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, the national tertiary referral centre and consistently ranked as Chinas leading eye hospital. He now serves as a consultant vitreoretinal surgeon (adult and peadiatric retina), with a focus on advancing and refining surgical techniques in the field. Dr Zhang has authored more than thirty original research articles as first or corresponding author and wrote the textbook Vitreoretinal Surgery: From Basic to Mastery, published in Chinese by Peoples Health Publishing. His surgical work has been recognised with three Excellent Awards at the ZEISS Film Festival within the RETINA China forum in recent years.
