This text on excimer laser refractive surgery brings together a group of internationally renowned experts, including research pioneers and established clinical experts in the field. It provides ophthalmologists with a short but comprehensive source that combines the essential scientific principles, current research trends and practical information on patient assessment, surgical techniques, clinical results and the identification and management of complications.
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978-1-85317-253-3 (9781853172533)
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History of excimer lasers in ophthalmology; physical principles of excimer lasers; beam tissue interactions and early experimental results; corneal applied anatomy, physiology and pathology; natural history of myopia and refractive surgery; computed videokeratoscopy; patient assessment; photorefractive keratectomy; clinical results; astigmatism; high myopia; excimer techniques in keratomileusis; alternative surgical techniques; hypermetropia; phototherapeutic keratectomy; complications of photorefractive surgery; regression and treatment; pharmacology and healing; psychological associations of myopia; ophthalmic practice management in relation to excimer laser surgery; future developments.
