
Refractive Lens Surgery
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 7. July 2005
Book
Mixed media product
XII, 244 pages
978-3-540-22716-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Compiles the best cutting-edge practices for achieving success with refractive lens exchange
Features the latest micro incision lens extraction techniques
Well-known group of authors, with Fine and Packer being especially famous in the US
Serves as textbook and reference guide for Ophthalmologists
Clearly structured and richly illustrated
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:"Refractive Lens Surgery is a comprehensive review of current concepts in lens based Refractive Surgery and offers insights into exciting new technologies and techniques that are being developed or currently under investigation. It . is an excellent summary of current concepts and techniques in Refractive Lens Surgery. . The content of the book is of a high standard. It is clearly written and offers a mix of both theoretical and practical information on a rapidly evolving field in Ophthalmology." (Ravinder Singh, Eyenews, Vol. 13 (2), 2006)"The book is aimed at would-be comprehensive refractive surgeons and addresses most of the relevant issues of the day in this regard. . the book succeeds in collating and presenting the data in a convenient format for individual evaluation of the prospects for refractive lens exchange. . Overall, 'Refractive Lens Surgery' is a most valuable text where essential information for the lens refractive surgeon is gathered in one very useful volume." (E. Rosen, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Issue 244, 2006)"This is a concise, well-illustrated 243-page book . . The standard of illustration is excellent and the coverage of accommodative and multifocal IOLs comprehensive. . Overall I found this a very readable and useful textbook and sufficiently interesting that I even took it home from the office as night-time reading. It certainly should be considered by all who want a single reference, cutting edge, textbook on refractive lens surgery." (Charles NJ McGhee, Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2007)More details
Edition
2005
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
52
11 s/w Tabellen, 118 farbige Abbildungen, 52 s/w Abbildungen
52 black & white illustrations, 118 colour illustrations, 11 black & white tables
Dimensions
Height: 24.2 cm
Width: 17 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-540-22716-8 (9783540227168)
DOI
10.1007/3-540-28300-5
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Howard Fine I | Mark Packer | Richard Hoffman
Refractive Lens Surgery
E-Book
12/2005
1st Edition
Springer
€139.09
Available for download
Content
The Crystalline Lens as a Target for Refractive Surgery.- Refractive Lens Exchange as a Refractive Surgery Modality.- Biometry for Refractive Lens Surgery.- Intraocular Lens Power Calculations: Correction of Defocus.- IOL Calculations Following Keratorefractive Surgery.- Correction of Keratometric Astigmatism: Incisional Surgery.- Correction of Keratometric Astigmatism: Staar Toric IOL Refractive Lens Surgery.- Correction of Keratometric Astigmatism: AcrySof Toric IOL.- Wavefront Technology of Spherical Aberration.- The Eyeonics Crystalens.- Presbyopia - Cataract Surgery with Implantation of the Accommodative Posterior Chamber Lens 1CU.- Synchrony IOL.- Sarfarazi Elliptical Accommodative Intraocular Lens.- AcrySof ReSTOR Pseudo-accommodative IOL.- The Tecnis Multifocal IOL.- Blue-Light-Filtering Intraocular Lenses.- The Light-Adjustable Lens.- Injectable Polymer.- The Vision Membrane.- Bimanual Ultrasound Phacoemulsification.- Low-Ultrasound Microincision Cataract Surgery.- The Infiniti Vision System.- The Millennium.- The Staar Sonic Wave.- AMO Sovereign with WhiteStar Technology.- Refractive Lens Exchange in High Myopia: Weighing the Risks.- Conclusion:The Future of Refractive Lens Surgery.