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LASIK: A Color Atlas and Surgical Synopsis
LASIK: A Color Atlas and Surgical Synopsis is the best collection of clinical photos, with the best schematics of LASIK and lamellar surgery available. This exciting new book contains the most comprehensive collection of high quality images, covering all aspects of LASIK. The photographs include color schematics describing the evolution of LASIK and new modifications of lamellar surgical techniques, preoperative risk factors for LASIK, intraoperative LASIK complications, postoperative LASIK complications, all of the excimer lasers and microkeratomes currently available, and wavefront technology. There is also an excellent collection of normal and abnormal preoperative and postoperative topographies from both the Humphrey and the Orbscan topographers.
LASIK: A Color Atlas and Surgical Synopsis is not just a color atlas. Each image has accompanying text that describes all of the important details shown in each picture in a systematic format, making the text easily assimilated. The text provides a detailed explanation of the pictures as well as a discussion of the relevance of the topic to refractive surgery and LASIK.
There are over 270 high quality color photographs of top-quality material from the authors collections and from contributors from around the world. The text contained throughout the book makes this a stand-alone surgical synopsis on LASIK.
| Author: |
Louis E. Probst |
| ISBN: |
1556425244 |
| Publisher: |
Slack Inc. |
| Binding: |
Hardcover |
| Year Published: |
1/04/2001 |
| No. of Pages: |
384 |
| Contents: |
Section A: Options for Refractive Surgery
Section B: Evolution of LASIK: Schematics
Section C: Instrumentation
Section D: Microkeratomes
Section E: Excimer Lasers
Section F: Preoperative Evaluation
Section G: Previous Procedures
Section H: Normal Preoperative Topography
Section I: Abnormal Preoperative Topography
Section J: LASIK Techniques
Section K: Intraoperative Complications
Section L: Normal Postoperative Findings
Section M: Normal Postoperative Topography
Section N: Early Postoperative Complications
Section O: Late Postoperative Complications
Section P: Abnormal Postoperative Topography
Section Q: Complication Management
Section R: Wavefront LASIK
Index
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| About The Author: |
Louis E. Probst, MD
Louis E. Probst began performing LASIK in 1995 in Windsor, Canada. Since then he has performed over 30,000 LASIK procedures using 10 different excimer lasers made by 5 manufacturers. Currently, Dr. Probst uses the Bausch and Lomb 217Z, LaserSight LSX, VISX S3, and the Alcon-Summit-Autonomous LADARVision excimer lasers, as well as the Bausch & Lomb Automated Corneal Shaper (ACS) and Hansatome, and the Nidek MK-2000 microkeratomes. He has designed over 10 surgical instruments specifically for the LASIK procedure.
As an educator and leader in refractive surgery, Dr. Probst has edited three previous books, including The Art of LASIK (SLACK Incorporated, 1999), Complex Cases with LASIK (SLACK Incorporated, 2000), and A Color Synopsis of Refractive Surgery (Thieme, 2000). He has also edited two CD compilations, including The Art of LASIK: A Video Collection (SLACK Incorporated, 1999), and LASIK: Advanced Techniques and Complex Cases (Ophthalmology Interactive, 2000. Dr. Probst has also written over 40 book chapters and given over 100 national and international presentations on LASIK refractive surgery. |
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