Management of Complications in Refractive Surgery

by Jorge L. Alio
Management of Complications in Refractive Surgery
Author: Jorge L. Alio
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319605615
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This illustrated guide is written by international opinion leaders with extensive experience in the practice of refractive surgery. It is the first book devoted to refractive complications (with practical hints and case reports on outcomes) to provide ophthalmic surgeons with the most adequate solutions for the most frequent problems. All complications are described and lavishly illustrated. The book provides ophthalmic surgeons with the most adequate solutions for the most frequent problems they face in their daily practice.

LASIK Complications

by Howard V. Gimbel
LASIK Complications
Author: Howard V. Gimbel
Publisher: Slack
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1999
Genre: Medical
ISBN:
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LASIK Complications: Prevention and Management, by Dr. Gimbel and Dr. Penno, is the first text devoted entirely to the prevention and management of LASIK complications. Each segment discusses not only management techniques for each complication but also specific techniques to avoid them. This book is the perfect quick reference for the clinic or laser suite. Special Features: authors' combined experience totals over 3000 LASIK cases; more than 30 patient case examples; comparison between the Hansatome and the Automated Corneal Shaper; comprehensive discussion of a wide range of complications, including Sands of the Sahara; patient examples are used to illustrate management techniques; and tables accompany each section for easy referencing.

Waking Up Blind

by Thomas Harbin
Waking Up Blind
Author: Thomas Harbin
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1934938874
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-230).

LASIK Complications

by Howard V. Gimbel
LASIK Complications
Author: Howard V. Gimbel
Publisher: Slack
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2001
Genre: Medical
ISBN:
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This text is devoted to the prevention and management of LASIK complications. Each segment discusses not only management techniques for each complication, but also specific methods to avoid them.

Lasik Complications

by Howard V. Gimbel
Lasik Complications
Author: Howard V. Gimbel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN:
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Thoroughly reviews preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative complications and the management of these complications. Informative tables and a comprehensive index are provided for easy navigation and understanding of various complications.

Lasik

by Louis E. Probst
Lasik
Author: Louis E. Probst
Publisher: Slack
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781556425240
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LASIK: A Color Atlas and Surgical Synopsis is the best collection of clinical photos, with the best schematics of LASIK and lamellar surgery available. This exciting new book contains the most comprehensive collection of high quality images, covering all aspects of LASIK. The photographs include color schematics describing the evolution of LASIK and new modifications of lamellar surgical techniques, preoperative risk factors for LASIK, intraoperative LASIK complications, postoperative LASIK complications, all of the excimer lasers and microkeratomes currently available, and wavefront technology. There is also an excellent collection of normal and abnormal preoperative and postoperative topographies from both the Humphrey and the Orbscan topographers. LASIK: A Color Atlas and Surgical Synopsis is not just a color atlas. Each image has accompanying text that describes all of the important details shown in each picture in a systematic format, making the text easily assimilated. The text provides a detailed explanation of the pictures as well as a discussion of the relevance of the topic to refractive surgery and LASIK. There are over 275 high quality color photographs of top-quality material from the authors collections and from contributors from around the world. The text contained throughout the book makes this a stand-alone surgical synopsis on LASIK.

The LASIK Handbook

by Robert S. Feder
The LASIK Handbook
Author: Robert S. Feder
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780781762083
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Unique in its focus on the patient rather than the technology, this handbook is a practical, accessible guide to LASIK surgery. Expert surgeons detail each step of patient evaluation, surgical planning, procedure, and management of complications, discuss the pros and cons of commonly used equipment, and demonstrate the nuances of technique. Emphasis throughout is on correct decision-making, preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively. The book features 75 actual cases with expert discussion of effective strategies for each case. Indexes help readers quickly locate cases by symptom/finding or by equipment used. Over 70 full-color clinical photographs and other illustrations complement the text.

Step by Step LASIK Surgery

by Namrata Sharma
Step by Step LASIK Surgery
Author: Namrata Sharma
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2005-08-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1841844691
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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.

Custom LASIK

by Lucio Buratto
Custom LASIK
Author: Lucio Buratto
Publisher:
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2003
Genre: Cornea
ISBN:
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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.