Part 1: Introduction.- Chapter 1.Implantation of artificial intraocular lenses-a brief history (Thomas Neuhann).- Chapter 2. Epidemiology (Lukas Bisorca-Gassendorf).- Chapter 3. Anatomy and physiology of the anterior segment (Andreas Ohlmann).- Chapter 4.

Cataract forms and grading (Christopher Wirbelauer).- Chapter 5. Optical principles (Kerstin Petermann).- Chapter 6. Digital Lens insurgery (Wolfgang J. Mayer).- Part 2: Examination.- Chapter 7.

Medical history (Johannes H. Burger).- Chapter 8. Testing of visual function: visual acuity refraction contrast sensitivity (Bettina von Livonius).- Chapter 9. Assessment of optical phenomena (Gernot Steinwender).- Chapter 10. Slit lamp examination (Gernot Steinwender).

- Chapter 11. Binocular vison and motility (Oliver Ehrt).- Chapter 12. Measurement of intraocular pressure (Matthias Nobl).- Chapter 13. Eyelids (Christoph Hintschich).- Chapter 14. Optical biometry (Oliver Findl).

- Chapter 15. Scheimpflug tomography and measurement of higher order aberrations (Jens Bühren).- Chapter 16. OCT of the anterior segment (Nikolaus Luft).- Chapter 17. OCT of the posterior segment (Jakob Siedlecki).- Chapter 18. Measurement of endothelial cells (Gernot Steinwender).

- Chapter 19. Tear film analysis (Anna Maria Schuh).- Chapter 20. Pupillometry (Helmut Wilhelm).- Chapter 21. Congenital and childhood cataract: Examination and indication for newborns and children (Günther Rudolph).- Chapter 22. Anaesthesia for cataract surgery (Friedrich Lersch).

- Part 3: Choosing the right lens.-Chapter 23. Design and material of intraocular lenses (Gerd U. Auffarth).- Chapter 24. General introduction to IOL calculation (Peter Hoffmann).- Chapter 25. Formula optimisation and use of the IOL WEB platform IOLCon (Achim Langenbucher).