Pathogenesis of Thyroid Eye Disease
Introduction Thyroid eye disease (TED) or thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO) is reported to affect 25 to 50% of patients with Graves’ disease (GD) and up to 2% of patients with chronic…
Why Femtosecond Laser for Intracorneal Rings?
12 Why Femtosecond Laser for Intracorneal Rings? Efekan Coskunseven, Ioannis G. Pallikaris, and Onurcan Sahin Summary Why femtosecond laser (FSL) for intracorneal rings? The advantages of FSL technology in intracorneal…
Basics of Femtosecond Technology
1 Basics of Femtosecond Technology Georg Schüle Summary Due to the optical transparency of the eye lasers are widely used in ophthalmology. Femtosecond lasers in particular allow the very precise…
Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Keratoplasty: Penetrating with Different Cut Profiles
10 Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Keratoplasty: Penetrating with Different Cut Profiles Nilufer Yesilirmak, Juan F. Battle, Zachary Davis, and Sonia H. Yoo Summary This chapter presents different femtosecond laser cut profiles in…
The Femtosecond Laser in the Surgical Treatment of Presbyopia in the Lens: Options and Limitations
16 The Femtosecond Laser in the Surgical Treatment of Presbyopia in the Lens: Options and Limitations Mateusz M. Kecik and Ronald R. Krueger Summary Presbyopia correction has been in the…
Crucial Steps I: Capsulotomy
19 Crucial Steps I: Capsulotomy Mark Cherny Summary The capsulotomy is a most critical step in cataract surgery. Femtosecond laser allows great precision and consistency in forming capsulotomies. A thorough…
Posterior Capsulotomy, Bag-in-the-Lens and Evolving Techniques
22 Posterior Capsulotomy, Bag-in-the-Lens and Evolving Techniques H. Burkhard Dick, Tim Schultz, and Ronald Gerste Summary A new method is being described with a potential to reduce posterior capsule opacification…
Crucial Steps III: Corneal Incision, Main and Side
21 Crucial Steps III: Corneal Incision, Main and Side Rozina Noristani, Tim Schultz, and H. Burkhard Dick Summary Manually performed incisions into the cornea are associated with many surgical difficulties…
The Rise of the Femto-Intraocular Lens
25 The Rise of the Femto-Intraocular Lens Samuel Masket Summary Negative Dysphotopsia (ND) is an enigmatic and annoying postoperative complication that occurs only in what is considered to be “perfect”…
Femtosecond Laser–Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis III: Clinical Outcomes
6 Femtosecond Laser–Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis III: Clinical Outcomes Craig S. Schallhorn and Steven C. Schallhorn Summary Femtosecond laser–assisted in situ keratomileusis has been shown to be safe and effective…
