(1) Department of Otlaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan Abstract Modern imaging techniques including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography…
(1) Department of Otlaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan Abstract The contents of Chaps. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are…
and Osama Ibrahim1, 2, 3 (1) Roayah Vision Correction Center, Alexandria, Egypt (2) Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (3) International FemtoLASIK Centre (IFLC), Cairo, Egypt 21.1 Combined SMILE and Cross-Linking (CXL)…
(1) Cornea and External Disease and Refractive Service, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore (2) Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore (3) Department of Clinical Sciences, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School,…
Fig. 5.1 Femtosecond laser ReLEx(R) cuts, (a) frontal, and (b) cross-section views This is the most critical part of the procedure refractively because it is where the femtosecond laser defines…
Fig. 3.1 Schematic representation of the anatomy of corneal nerves. Nerve fibers enter the cornea at the limbal region and then run radially toward the center as stromal fibers. These…
Groups Patients Gender (M/F) Total eyes OD/OS Age SEQ (Dpt) Cylinder (Dpt) SMILE 36 16/20 34/35 38 ± 10 (22–55) −5.96 ± 1.9 (−1.25 to −10) −0.95 ± 1.0 (0 to −4.0) a SEQ spherical equivalent,…
Fig. 13.1 Artemis® very high-frequency digital ultrasound (ArcScan Inc.) stromal thickness maps before (left) and 3 months after (middle) LASIK for −9.00 D myopia using the MEL80 excimer laser (Carl…
Fig. 2.1 (a) Illustration of photodisruption process in corneal stroma. (b) Scanning electron microscopic micrograph showing the cavitation bubbles generated during the photodisruption process 2.2 Wound Healing After Refractive Lenticule…
As a physiological principle, single gas bubbles join to form fewer, but bigger gas bubbles if they are close enough. These big bubbles are deforming the surrounding tissue. Consequently the…
