Step by Step LASIK Surgery
Contributors: Vjpayee, Raski B.; Sharma, Namrata; Sullivan, Laurence
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780203339053
Description: LASIK remains the most widely practiced surgical technique for refractive surgery. The stepwise approach provides practical information for effective outcomes.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Section 1 Preoperative Considerations; 1 Landmarks in LASIK surgery; 2 Indications and contraindications of LASIK; 3 Patient Counselling; 4 LASIK: Preoperative assessment; Section 2 Equipment and Instrument; 5 Excimer laser machines; 6 Microkeratomes; 7 LASIK Ancillary instruments and operating environment variables; Section 3 Surgical technique; 8 Presurgical preparation and exposure; 9 Marking the cornea and creation of corneal flap; 10 Laser ablation and flap repositioning.