Ocular Applications of the Fugo Blade

by F. Hampton Roy, Daljit Singh, Richard J. Fugo

Overview

This one-of-a-kind text focuses on the uses of the Fugo blade, a battery powered, portable electrosurgical unit that uses plasma technology to create incredibly sharp and virtually resistance-free incisions. This novel, evolving technology has been called the "first improvement in incision since the introduction of the laser". The unit is FDA approved for cataract surgery, iridotomy, and glaucoma surgery, and over two dozen other uses of the Fugo blade have been identified in ophthalmology. This book describes and illustrates over 40 innovative procedures using this technology. Each section focuses on an anatomic area and details disorders that are treated with the Fugo blade. Clear photographs, illustrations, and text explain the authors' approach to the surgical problems. Coverage includes cataracts, glaucoma, refractive surgery, presbyopia reversal surgery, strabismus muscle surgery, DCR surgery, dry eye syndrome, soft tissue and plastic surgery, and retinal surgery. A companion website offers the full text online and an image bank.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451153088
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date:	03/28/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	10 MB

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE FUGO BLADE: The Origins of the Fugo Blade, Richard Fugo / The Biophysics and the Mode of Operation of Plasma Surgery, Richard Fugo and Daljit Singh

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE FUGO BLADE
The Eyelid-Lacrimal System: Conjunctival Route Levator Plication for Ptosis, Daljit Singh / Trichiasis, Daljit Singh and Kiranjit Singh / Sebaceous Cyst, Seema K. Singh / Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, Daljit Singh / Tarsorrhaphy, Seema K. Singh / Congenital or Acquired Punctal Atresia and Canalicus Closure, Daljit Singh / Failed Dacryocystorhinostomy, Sunita Mohan, Vijeta Dhiman, H.K. Bisht, S.K. Satsangi, and S.N.M.C. Agra / Entropion of the Upper Eyelid, Daljit Singh
The Conjunctiva: Limbal Nevus, Daljit Singh / Limbal Nodule, Daljit Singh / Carcinoma in Situ of the Conjunctiva, Daljit Singh / Bitot's Spots, Daljit Singh
Extraocular Muscles: Strabismus, Daljit Singh and Arun Verma / Cysticercus, Daljit Singh
The Lens: Thick Papillary Membranes, Ravijit Singh / Cataracts and Capsulorrhexis, Richard J. Fugo / Capsulotomy in Cataracts, Kiranjit Singh / 8-mm Capsulotomy, Richard Fugo / Small Pupil Cararact Surgery, Richard Fugo / Pediatric Capsulotomy, Daljit Singh
The Iris: Iridectomy and Iridotomy, Daljit Singh
Glaucoma: Glaucoma Surgery, Daljit Singh / Conjunctival Lymphatics, Daljit Singh and Taj Kirmani / Nonperforating Glaucoma Surgery, Daljit Singh / Transconjunctival Transciliary Filtration (The Singh Aqueous Bypass), Daljit Singh, Kiranjit Singh, and Thomas Dow / Atwal's Balanced Approach for Glaucoma Filtration, Ephraim Singh Atwal and Amarjit Singh Atwal / Ab Interno Pretenon Filtration, Daljit Singh and Kiranjit Singh / Ab Externo Pretenon Filtration, Daljit Singh and Kiranjit Singh / Transciliary Filtration (Singh Filtration), Thomas Dow, Kiranjit Singh, and Daljit Singh / Tenon Cyst, Daljit Singh and Kiranjit Singh / Cyclodialysis, Daljit Singh / Neovascular Glaucoma, Daljit Singh, Kiranjit Singh, and Thomas Dow
The Anterior Segment: Anterior Vitrectomy with Cataract Procedure, Daljit Singh
The Posterior Segment: Diabetic Retinopathy, Indu R. Singh / Encysted Metallic Intraocular Foreign Body in the Retina, Indu R. Singh / Von Hippel-Lindau Disease, Indu R. Singh / Eales Disease, Indu R. Singh
The Cornea: Pterygium Surgery, Daljit Singh / Corneal Ulcers, Daljit Singh / Corneal Edema, Daljit Singh / Dermoid of the Limbus, Daljit Singh
The Sclera: Keratoprosthesis Surgery, Indu R. Singh / Large Anterior Staphyloma, Daljit Singh
The Orbit: Dermoid of the Orbit, Daljit Singh
The Globe: Evisceration, Daljit Singh / Hemophthalmos, Seema K. Singh

NONOPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS OF THE FUGO BLADE: The Fugo Blade in General Surgery: Experimental Work, Russell Reiss / The Fugo Blade in Treatment of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, Amrik Singh / The Fugo Blade in Dermatology, Rakesh Bharti and Daljit Singh

Afterword: The Future of the Fugo Blade
Richard Fugo

Appendix: References to the Fugo Blade in the Literature