Step by Step LASIK Surgery

✍ Scribed by Namrata Sharma, Rasik B. Vajpayee, Laurence Sullivan

• Publisher: Informa Healthcare
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 328
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The simple step-by-step approach chosen by the editors is very different to the existing titles available, in that the necessary basics of laser in situ keratectomy (LASIK) are discussed in detail for the neophyte. Many other excellent books exist for those with experience, yet there is a lack of publications for those just beginning to work with LASIK. Experts from around the world have contributed their practical experience so as to aid the readers of this book. The width and diversity of LASIK applications is vast, yet the apposite conciseness of this text provides all ophthalmologists with a good start in refractive surgery.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Foreword......Page 15
Preface......Page 17
Contents......Page 19
Section 1 Preoperative Considerations......Page 21
1 Landmarks in LASIK surgery......Page 22
2 Indications and contraindications of LASIK......Page 27
3 Patient Counselling......Page 35
4 LASIK: Preoperative assessment......Page 41
Section 2 Equipment and Instrument......Page 55
5 Excimer laser machines......Page 56
6 Microkeratomes......Page 74
7 LASIK Ancillary instruments and operating environment variables......Page 93
Section 3 Surgical technique......Page 107
8 Presurgical preparation and exposure......Page 108
9 Marking the cornea and creation of corneal flap......Page 112
10 Laser ablation and flap repositioning......Page 122
11 Postoperative management in LASIK surgery......Page 133
Section 4 Results and complications......Page 146
12 Results of LASIK surgery......Page 147
13 Refractive surgery and strabismus......Page 156
14 Intraoperative Complications......Page 167
15 Postoperative LASIK complications......Page 186
Section 5 Retreatment after LASIK......Page 216
16 Retreatment of residual refractive errors after LASIK......Page 217
Section 6 LASIK in special ituations......Page 225
17 Hyperopic LASIK......Page 226
18 LASIK for presbyopia......Page 236
19 LASIK in pediatric eyes......Page 242
20 LASIK after radial keratotomy......Page 246
21 LASIK after penetrating Keratoplasty......Page 254
22 LASIK for residual errors after previous surgery......Page 275
Section 7 Recent advances in LASIK......Page 283
23 Topography assisted LASIK......Page 284
24 Wavefront guided LASIK......Page 290
25 Laser sub-epithelial keratomileusis......Page 303
Acknowledgements......Page 316
Index......Page 317