CHAPTER 6 Evaluation of Refractive Error and Pre- and Postoperative Data Andrea D. Border, John F. Doane, Scot Morris, and James A. Denning CHAPTER CONTENTS Retinoscopy Binocular Fog Manifest Refraction…
CHAPTER 3 Medical and Corneal Disorders Relevant to Refractive Surgery Scot Morris, John F. Doane, Andrea D. Border, and James A. Denning CHAPTER CONTENTS Medical Disorders Corneal Disorders Disorders of…
CHAPTER 18 Intacs Corneal Ring Segments Penny A. Asbell and Debby K. Holmes-Higgin CHAPTER CONTENTS History Preoperative Considerations Surgical Considerations Postoperative Considerations Alternative Treatments Suggested Readings Myopia, or nearsightedness, is…
CHAPTER 5 General Ocular Evaluation Andrea D. Border, John F. Doane, Scot Morris, and James A. Denning CHAPTER CONTENTS Visual Acuity Assessment Eye Dominance Testing Monovision Considerations Pupillometry Slit-Lamp Examination…
CHAPTER 15 The Iris-Claw Phakic Intraocular Lens Mihai Pop CHAPTER CONTENTS Preoperative Considerations Surgical Considerations Postoperative Considerations Suggested Readings Jan Worst originally designed the iris-claw phakic intraocular lens (IOL), and…
CHAPTER 17 Experience with the IVI Medennium Phakic Intraocular Lens Kenneth J. Hoffer and Dimitrii D. Dementiev CHAPTER CONTENTS The Posterior Chamber Phakic Lens Analysis of Clinical Data Conclusion Future…
CHAPTER 16 The Posterior-Chamber Implantable Contact Lens Louis E. Probst and Steven L. Ziémba CHAPTER CONTENTS The STAAR Implantable Contact Lens Postoperative Considerations Surgical Considerations Preoperative Considerations Intraocular Lens Insertion…
CHAPTER 8 Incisional Refractive Techniques: Radial Keratotomy, Astigmatic Keratotomy, and Limbal Relaxing Incisions Kerry K. Assill, Andrea D. Border, John F. Doane, Scot Morris, and James A. Denning CHAPTER CONTENTS…
CHAPTER 10 Laser Thermal Keratoplasty Abdelmonem M. Hamed and Douglas D. Koch CHAPTER CONTENTS The Holmium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser Future Directions Suggested Readings In 1898, the Dutch medical student Leendert Lans demonstrated…
CHAPTER 9 Photorefractive Keratectomy Mihai Pop CHAPTER CONTENTS Preoperative Considerations Surgical Considerations Postoperative Considerations Retreatment Suggested Readings PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Indications recurrent corneal erosion Reis-Bücklers dystrophy map-dot fingerprint or stromal corneal…
