Download or read book LASIK Laser in Situ Keratomileusis written by Dimitri T. Azar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LASIK is a timely and authoritative source for refractive, corneal, and cataract surgeons; ophthalmologists; optometrists; ophthalmic surgeons; and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in these disciplines. This guide emphasizes the latest tools and step-by-step procedures to increase the safety, predictability, and long-term s
Download or read book Step by Step LASIK Surgery written by Namrata Sharma and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-08-12 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decade after the introduction of the LASIK technique in refractive surgery, the technique has reached its maturity. Thoroughly researched and easy to read, Step by Step LASIK Surgery provides practical information regarding the various aspects of LASIK surgery. Expert LASIK surgeons share their experiences with this state-of-the-art surgical technique. The book is organized in a simple and effective style that presents a step-by-step approach to LASIK surgery. It includes information about the latest microkertomes and excimer laser machines and specific surgical techniques like LASEK, LASIK for post-penetrating keratoplasty, ametropias, and wavefront guided LASIK.
Download or read book The LASIK Handbook written by Robert S. Feder and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The LASIK Handbook: A Case-Based Approach focuses on the approach to the patient and the planning of surgery rather than the technology. The beginning refractive surgeon is led through a series of cases in a progression from simple to more complex decision-making. Surgical planning and management of complications are taught in a manner that is commonly used in contemporary medical student training--providing cases that mimic real-world situations. New to this edition are more than 25 new cases to bring the total to over 100. A companion website provides surgical videos and an interactive online question bank for self-assessment. All chapters are completely updated, and new separate chapters have been on the new technologies in corneal topography, mechanical microkeratomes, femtosecond lasers, and excimer lasers; and International Perspectives.
Download or read book Custom LASIK written by Lucio Buratto and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Custom LASIK: Surgical Techniques and Complications is the most comprehensive resource on LASIK currently available. This new edition of LASIK: Surgical Techniques and Complications has been revised and updated to include the latest in wavefront technology, new microkeratome instruments, and the most recent surgical procedures, in addition to various complex cases and complications. The collaboration of Drs. Buratto and Brint, along with a team of international surgeons, have produced a complete text specifically to improve the quality of vision. Amateur surgeons benefit from the format in which basic surgical procedures are explained. Advanced laser procedure with ablations and intralase without the blade are more advanced techniques specifically detailed to assist the expert surgeon. The scope of this new edition is designed to provide the multitude of LASIK techniques that have emerged and the technological advancements that have made them possible. With over 1,000 color illustrations demonstrating the various procedures and concepts, readers are able to develop a more thorough understanding of LASIK. These images supplement the wealth of surgical strategies presented throughout this resource.
Download or read book LASIK written by Ernest W. Kornmehl and published by Addicus Books. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you'd like to improve your vision and reduce or eliminate your need for glasses or contacts, perhaps you're considering LASIK. This procedure has become one of the most popular vision correction surgeries in the nation with 9 million Americans undergoing LASIK procedures annually. But, before you entrust your eyes to a surgeon, make sure you become an informed consumer. In LASIK—A Guide to Laser Vision Correction, three ophthalmologists, who together have performed more than 65,000 LASIK procedures, help you understand what the surgery involves. Among the questions they answer: &• Are you a candidate for LASIK surgery? &• How is LASIK performed?&• How much vision improvement you can expect? &• How does the new Wavefront technology improve LASIK? &• How do you choose a qualified ophthalmologist? &• How many procedures should your ophthalmologist have performed? &• What are the possible complications? &• What follow up care will you need after the surgery? The Book to Read Before Having LASIK Surgery!
Download or read book LASIK Vision Correction written by Robert K. Maloney and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LASIK written by Lucio Buratto and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucio Buratto, MD and Stephen F. Brint, MD have collaborated to develop an authoritative resource on LASIK. They have developed this textbook to bring together the very latest information in a clear and comprehensive format. Throughout this book you should gain a solid foundation and understanding of the LASIK procedure, as well as numerous individual methods and viewpoints on the surgery. By bringing together expertise from the most acclaimed surgeons in the world, this book seeks to provide the essential material necessary for understanding the procedure, development and techniques of LASIK.
Download or read book Femtosecond laser assisted LASIK Eye Surgery and Imaging written by Hui Sun and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery combines high-ablation precision and minimized collateral tissue effects to nonthermally dissociate dense corneal tissue. The procedure has benefited millions of patients and sparked increased interest in the principles and research behind it. This Spotlight discusses femtosecond-laser-assisted LASIK surgery and its three primary components: wavefront detection, femtosecond-laser flap creation, and excimer-laser cornea correction.
Download or read book LASIK written by Lucio Buratto and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LASIK: The Evolution of Refractive Surgery takes you on a journey through the latest in laser and wavefront technology, as well as the most recent surgical procedures that include various complex cases, complications, and management. Dr. Lucio Buratto is joined by Drs. Stephen Slade and Marco Tavolato, along with a team of 23 world-renowned surgeons, to produce a complete book specifically designed to improve the patient’s quality of vision with LASIK. All surgeons will benefit from the format in which basic surgical procedures are explained, as well embracing the latest information available such as advanced laser procedures with ablations, femtocecond lasers, and excimers. With more than 250 color illustrations demonstrating the various procedures and concepts, the book will help ophthalmologists develop a more thorough understanding of LASIK. LASIK: The Evolution of Refractive Surgery is perfect for the surgeon interested in learning the concepts, developing the skills, and preparing for the surgical procedure. LASIK: The Evolution of Refractive Surgery contains a detailed description of the basic technique of LASIK and the special techniques devised by Dr. Lucio Buratto, Dr. Slade, Dr. Tavolato, and a group of highly acclaimed international surgeons experienced with encountering standard and unusual circumstances. LASIK: The Evolution of Refractive Surgery will provide the multitude of LASIK techniques that have emerged and the technological advancements that have made them possible and is a necessary text for all surgeons aspiring to improve their surgical results using the latest techniques available today.
Download or read book Femtosecond laser assisted LASIK Eye Surgery and Imaging written by Hui Sun and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery combines high-ablation precision and minimized collateral tissue effects to nonthermally dissociate dense corneal tissue. The procedure has benefited millions of patients and sparked increased interest in the principles and research behind it. This Spotlight discusses femtosecond-laser-assisted LASIK surgery and its three primary components: wavefront detection, femtosecond-laser flap creation, and excimer-laser cornea correction.
Download or read book Handbook of LASIK Surgery written by Rasik B. Vajpayee and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LASIK Vision Correction written by Robert K. Maloney and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LASIK Surgery written by Shashi Kapoor and published by Anshan Pub. This book was released on 2008 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forewords by Mahipal S Sachdev, Chairman and Medical Director, Center for Sight, New Delhi, India Dennis SC Lam, Chairman, Ophthalmology Dept, Chinese University of Hong Kong In the past 20 years refractive surgery has evolved from incisional to laser-based procedures. And the most common and widely performed procedure worldwide is LASIK (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis). Since its inception, LASIK has won over both the ophthalmologist and the patient. It is relatively easy to use, quickly effective, and less painful than other techniques. This book brings together the latest trends and advances in LASIK, with 17 chapters written by 28 international expert contributors, and edited by 3 globally recognised pioneers of LASIK treatment. There is also a free DVD-Rom, with 10 different demonstrations of techniques, including Pentacam, which has never been made available before. Ophthalmologists nowadays require a single source of comprehensive information on LASIK surgery, and this book fulfils that need.
Download or read book Astigmatism written by Michael Goggin and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development, optics and physiology of astigmatism and places this knowledge in the context of modern management of this aspect of refractive error. It is written by, and aimed at, the astigmatism practitioner to assist in understanding astigmatism and its amelioration by optical and surgical techniques. It also addresses the integration of astigmatism management into the surgical approach to cataract and corneal disease including corneal transplantation.
Download or read book LASIK Emergencies A Video Primer written by Samir A. Melki and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Femtosecond-assisted laser in-situ keratomileusis flaps have revolutionized refractive surgery since their introduction. The use of the femtosecond laser to create the LASIK flap has led to an improvement in the safety profile of the flap creation step as compared to the mechanical microkeratome. Although this laser is exceedingly safe, complications still do occur. LASIK Emergencies: A Video Primer focuses specifically on the different flap complications that are still known to occur and their management. Designed as a narrated video-based book of ophthalmic surgeries, LASIK Emergencies covers the entire spectrum of Intralase flap complications. With 15 chapters, this book and accompanying website contains nearly 4 hours of state-of-the-art video teaching. Drs. Samir Melki and Ali Fadlallah have designed LASIK Emergencies so that each chapter focuses on a specific complication and its management, and features multiple videos for each. Each video is edited in such a way that the viewer can quickly grasp all the relevant information without having to sit through extensive, unedited surgical videos. Some Complications Covered: Loss of suction Air bubbles in the Anterior Chamber Irregular Flaps Subconjunctival hemorrhage and bleeding Ophthalmologists, laser ophthalmic technicians, and optometrists alike will appreciate this unique resource, as LASIK Emergencies: A Video Primer covers the entire spectrum of LASIK complications in a detailed, yet digestible manner.
Download or read book Life without Glasses written by Robert K. Maloney and published by Addicus Books. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 3.6 million Americans have their vision surgically corrected annually; it is the most commonly performed surgery in the nation. Even so, many people find themselves feeling anxious about the procedure. Author Robert K. Maloney is an experienced ophthalmologist who has performed thousands of vision correction surgeries. Not only is he an expert at performing these surgeries, he is a compassionate physician who understands the kinds of questions and concerns people have. In this book he covers LASIK and PRK surgeries, the differences between RLE and ICL, the implantable contact lens, refractive lens exchanges, how to choose a surgeon, and the newest vision correction surgery techniques.
Download or read book Customized Laser Vision Correction written by Mazen M. Sinjab and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses customized laser vision correction, an integral management option for the treatment of irregular corneas. This type of treatment reshapes the corneal surface in order to improve both the quality and the quantity of vision by reducing high order aberrations. Beginning with an introduction to the basics of this science, each type of customized laser vision correction is discussed in a clear and didactic format for rapid attainment of information. Throughout this practical clinical guide, examples are supported with the most recent scientific material and a step-by-step systematic methodology is included to fit all levels of ophthalmologists.
