Book excerpt: This resource provides a convenient, single-volume introduction to the surgical techniques that should be part of the armamentarium of all comprehensive ophthalmologists. This book can serve as a "checklist" for residents as they go through their training and it can also be a useful shelf reference for an ophthalmologist who handles a wide variety of surgical cases with a broad-based practice. Chapters written by leading authorities cover indications, details of surgical techniques, recognition and management of complications, and related issues. Discusses packo chop, laser peripheral iridoplasty, the underfiltering bleb, blepharoplasty, strabismus, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and much more!