Evaluation of the Vestibular System
Evaluation of the Vestibular System Conrad Wall III Richard F. Lewis Steven D. Rauch Portions of this chapter were adapted from Wall III C. The sinusoidal harmonic acceleration rotary chair…
Audiologic Tests for Otologic Surgery
Audiologic Tests for Otologic Surgery Dianne H. Meyer Edward L. Applebaum This chapter describes audiologic tests used in the diagnosis and measurement of hearing disorders. The first section reviews basic…
Photography and Documentation of Pathologic Findings
Photography and Documentation of Pathologic Findings Steven D. Rauch Jeffrey H. Spiegel Continuing advances in imaging technology enable the physician to supplement medical record narratives and sketches with conventional and…
Office Examination of the Ear
Office Examination of the Ear Joseph B. Nadol, Jr. Harold F. Schuknecht Although examination of the ear is relatively free of discomfort and is less demanding of time than most…
Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers In Corneal Applications
Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers In Corneal Applications Ronald M. Kurtz Melvin A. Sarayba Tibor Juhasz CORNEAL PHOTODISRUPTION The mechanism of photodisruption in the cornea is similar to that in other materials,…
Lasik Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Management
Lasik Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Management Neda Shamie Kourosh Eghbali Peter J. Mcdonnell Laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) has gained international popularity among ophthalmic surgeons and patients as the procedure of…
Wavefront-Guided Custom Lasik and Lasek: Techniques and Outcomes
Wavefront-Guided Custom Lasik and Lasek: Techniques and Outcomes Patrick C. Yeh Dimitri T. Azar The efficacy, predictability, and safety of using the excimer laser in the correction of refractive errors…
Lasik Combined With Other Procedures
Lasik Combined With Other Procedures Jonathan D. Primack Dimitri T. Azar The excimer laser revolutionized the field of refractive surgery and greatly facilitated its acceptance into mainstream ophthalmology. As techniques…
Lasik Outcomes in Astigmatism
Lasik Outcomes in Astigmatism Damien Gatinel Thanh Hoang-Xuan BACKGROUND Compound astigmatism is the most common refractive error. Myopia is often associated with some degree of astigmatism in the general population….
Lasik Outcomes in Myopia and Hyperopia
Lasik Outcomes in Myopia and Hyperopia Daniel Epstein Laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) took the ophthalmic world by storm in the second half of the 1990s and has since become by…
