Refractive Surgery

Edited by Dimitri T. Azar, MD

Hardcover
First Edition: January 15, 1997
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN-10: 0838582761
ISBN-13: 978-0838582763
Pages:691

BOOK DESCRIPTION

This book describes many of the surgical techniques in the rapidly changing field of refractive surgery, their indications, patient selection, complications and drawbacks. We have reviewed anatomy, wound healing, pharmacology, optics, topography, and instrumentation as they relate to refractive surgery.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. Optics and Topography

3. Biomechanics and Instrumentation

4. Incisional Refractive Surgery

5. Lamellar Refractive Surgery

6. Corneal Laser Surgery

7. Phakic IOLs and Refractive Anterior Segment Surgery

8. Combined Refractive Procedures

9. Contact Lenses

10. Systematic Associations

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