Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
Phototherapeutic Keratectomy Lee A. Snyder Aaleya F. Koreishi Christopher Starr Walter J. Stark The advent of the 193-nm argon-fluoride (ArF) excimer laser has provided corneal surgeons with a major therapeutic…
Penetrating Keratoplasty
Penetrating Keratoplasty Michele Mabon Helene Boisjoly Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is the surgical removal of diseased cornea with replacement by full-thickness corneal donor tissue. The procedure is performed for either optical…
Intrastromal Implants for Keratoconus
Intrastromal Implants for Keratoconus Joseph Colin Keratoconus is a noninflammatory, progressive, ectatic, and thinning disease of the cornea that has been studied extensively, but the underlying mechanisms of stromal thinning…
Lamellar Keratoplasty
Lamellar Keratoplasty John D. Goosey Christopher W. Sturbaum The history of lamellar keratoplasty covers more than 100 years, beginning with the first successful lamellar corneal transplantation performed by Arthur von…
Pterygium and Its Surgery
Pterygium and Its Surgery Gurinder Singh DEFINITION Pterygium (From the Greek pterygos, meaning “wing”; plural, “pterygia”) is a triangular, wing-shaped, degenerative, fibrovascular, hyperplastic proliferative tissue actively growing from the conjunctival…
Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation
Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation Erik Letko C. Stephen Foster The objective of limbal stem cell transplantation is to restore the corneal surface with normal corneal epithelium. Normal corneal epithelium is…
Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
Amniotic Membrane Transplantation Erik Letko C. Stephen Foster Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) is indicated for numerous ocular surface disorders, the spectrum of which has been expanding recently (Table 58-1). The…
Eye Plastics Considerations for the Anterior Segment Surgeon: Indications and Techniques
Eye Plastics Considerations for the Anterior Segment Surgeon: Indications and Techniques C. Robert Bernardino Peter A. D. Rubin EXPOSURE KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS Exposure keratoconjunctivitis is one of the most common anterior segment…
Scleral Transplantation
Scleral Transplantation William J. Power Andra S. Bobart The sclera has been successfully used for transplantation in dental, nasal, plastic-reconstructive, and ocular surgeries. Sclera may be transplanted for scleral ectasia,…
Ocular Surface Rehabilitation
Ocular Surface Rehabilitation C. Stephen Foster Ocular surface rehabilitation efforts may be appropriate in a variety of circumstances, either with relatively limited goals, such as stabilization of the ocular surface…
