PRK: The Past, Present, and Future of Surface Ablation

ISBN-13: 9781617110436 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 120 str.

Lucio Buratto; Stephen Slade

Opis

Modern laser vision correction has continually changed since its inception. The evolution of this procedure has been aided by broad technological advancements, increased surgical knowledge, and increased understanding of the cornea and its response to lasers.

PRK: The Past, Present, and Future of Surface Ablation will provide a complete vision of the PRK laser correction techniques that have emerged and the technological advancements that have made them possible. The collaboration of Drs. Buratto, Slade, Serrao, and Lombardo, along with a team of international surgeons have produced a complete book specifically designed to assist clinician's to improve the quality of their patient's vision

With over 85 color illustrations demonstrating the various procedures and concepts, the book will help ophthalmologists develop a more thorough understanding of PRK.

PRK: The Past, Present, and Future of Surface Ablation is excellent for surgeons interested in learning the concepts, developing skills, and preparing for the actual laser procedure. This definitive resource couples both the authors' and 9 contributors' diverse experience and knowledge to produce a complete vision of PRK laser vision correction.

PRK: The Past, Present, and Future of Surface Ablation will be the definitive resource necessary for all surgeons aspiring to improve their surgical results using the latest techniques available.

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Dedications

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Contributing Authors

Foreword

Introduction

 

 

Part I

Chapter 1   The Corneal Surface

                  Lucio Buratto, MD; Stephen G. Slade, MD, FACS; Sebastiano Serrao, MD, PhD;
                  and Marco Lombardo, MD, PhD

Chapter 2   Optical and Mechanical Properties of the Cornea

                  Lucio Buratto, MD; Stephen G. Slade, MD, FACS; Sebastiano Serrao, MD, PhD;
                  and Marco Lombardo, MD, PhD

Chapter 3   Photorefractive Keratectomy

                  Lucio Buratto, MD; Stephen G. Slade, MD, FACS; Sebastiano Serrao, MD, PhD;
                  and Marco Lombardo, MD, PhD

Conclusions

Attachments

References

 

Part II

Chapter 4   Photorefractive Keratectomy Enhancement Following Previous Radial Keratotomy and LASIK

                  Mounir A. Khalifa, MD, PhD and Waleed A. Allam, MD, PhD

Chapter 5   Smoothing in Refractive Surgery

                  Paolo Vinciguerra, MD; Elena Albé, MD; and R. Vinciguerra, MD

Chapter 6   How to Perform Custom Ablation

                  Paolo Vinciguerra, MD; Elena Albé, MD; and R. Vinciguerra, MD

Chapter 7   Corneal Biomechanical Effects of Surface Ablation Compared With LASIK Using Microkeratome or Femtosecond Laser

                  Scipione Rossi, MD

Chapter 8   The Athens Protocol: PRK and CXL

                  Anastasios John Kanellopoulos, MD

Chapter 9   Surface Ablation (PRK) to Enhance Previous LASIK

                  William Trattler, MD and David A. Goldman, MD

 

Financial Disclosures

Index