Preface

We live in times when ideas, research, and experience are shared almost instantly, mostly to the benefit of our patients. And in few areas more than in cataract surgery, does the state of the art change more rapidly. It can then be difficult to decide when a compendium of the current knowledge base should be committed to hard copy, and probably great hubris to commit it to hard cover.

I think that in 2006, we have come to a reasonable consensus on a number of important clinical questions in cataract surgery. More importantly, we have been able to enlist the help of surgeons considered the final word in these areas. It is therefore with some trepidation, but with great pride, that I offer to you some of the best articles I have ever read on 10 critically important subjects that I encounter in my practice very day. I am deeply indebted to some of the smartest and busiest ophthalmologists for taking the time to help with this project and hope that you will find it an interesting and useful resource.