Richard S. Koplin & Elaine I. Wu 
The Scrub’s Bible [PDF ebook] 
How to Assist at Cataract and Corneal Surgery with a Primer on the Anatomy of the Human Eye and Self Assessment

 1. Introduction.- 2. The Evolution of Eye Surgery.- 3. The Advent of Ambulatory Eye Surgery.- 4. Anatomical Considerations.- 5. Infection Control.- 6. How the patient gets from the front door of the ASC to your OR suite.- 7. Decorum in the OR.- 8. Setting up in the OR.- 9. Contemplating Cataract Surgery.- 10. Cataract Surgery.- 11. Complications encountered, instruments at the ready: here is a list of “what ifs” and “what to do’s”.- 12. The surgical tray for cataract surgery.- 13. Surgeon specific instruments.- 14. Ocular biometry.- 15. Self assessment test cataract surgery.- 16. Surgical checklist.- 17. Corneal Surgery.- 18. Corneal transplantation: penetrating keratoplasty.- 19. Corneal transplantation: keratoprosthesis.- 20. Corneal transplantation: endothelial keratoplasty.- 21. Pterygium surgery.- 22. Band keratopathy removal.- 23. Complications encountered, instruments at the ready: here is a list of “what ifs” and “what to do’s”.- 24. The surgical tray for penetrating keratoplasty.- 25. The surgical tray for endothelial keratoplasty.- 26. Self assessment test corneal surgery.- 27. Resource materials.- 28. Medications list.- Appendix A. Surgeon instrument preferences note cataract surgery.- Appendix B. Patient identification wall note.- Glossary of terms.

Richard Koplin, MD,  is Senior Attending Surgeon at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Surgeon at Beth Israel Medical Center, and Director of Cataract Service at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He is also Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Social Servie Fordham University and Clinical Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at New York Medical College.
Elaine I. Wu, MD, Attending Surgeon at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
David C. Ritterband, MD, Assistant Director, Corneal and Refractive Servies, the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
John A. Seedor, MD, Director, Corneal and Refractive Services, the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary