13 OCULAR EMERGENCIES AND URGENCIES Sudden Vision Loss Anastas F. Pass ICD-9: 362.34—TRANSIENT ARTERIAL OCCLUSION—AMAUROSIS FUGAX ICD-9: 368.10—VISION DISTURBANCE; TRANSIENT VISUAL OBSCURATION ICD-9: 368.11—SUDDEN VISUAL LOSS ICD-9: 368.12—TRANSIENT VISUAL LOSS…
14 SYSTEMIC EMERGENCIES Systemic Emergencies in an Office-Based Practice Nicky R. Holdeman Most of the problems encountered by an eye care provider are not life threatening, but many conditions can…
9 OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES Acanthamoeba Keratitis Nicky R. Holdeman THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare, sight-threatening disease, which results from colonization of the cornea with the free-living,…
8 FUNGAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE Fungal Keratitis Nicky R. Holdeman ICD-9: 370.05 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Fungal keratitis results from invasion of the cornea by a fungal organism. While fungi are ubiquitous,…
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 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 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 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 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 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…
