Common Laboratory Tests and Procedures Common Laboratory Tests and Procedures Judy Perrigin Laurance Freier Bruce E. Onofrey Laboratory tests can provide valuable information about the blood and many organ systems….
Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications Bruce E. Onofrey Tonya G. Ketcham Systemic medications have the potential, under certain circumstances, to produce undesirable adverse…
Ocular Microbiology Quick Reference Section Bruce E. Onofrey Judy Perrigin PRACTICE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION REGARDING THE HIV-INFECTED PATIENT This chapter has been designed to provide the primary care clinician with guidelines…
Case Studies The heart and soul of The LASIK Handbook are the 105 cases, which are presented for study. The cases represent a broad array of pathology and experience. They…
Self-Assessment (Online only) The following 70 multiple-choice questions are designed to help the reader assess the acquired knowledge of LASIK surgery. Each question is followed by four short answers. Only…
International Perspectives In our busy professional lives we rarely have an opportunity to consider how the work we do is being performed throughout the world. One might expect there to…
Alternatives to LASIK Refractive Surgery Lawrence Gans ▪ Introduction Excimer laser refractive surgery, and LASIK in particular, is the most popular refractive procedure worldwide. However, alternate procedures are available for…
Cataract Surgery After Keratorefractive Surgery Christopher J. Rapuano LASIK surgery is not typically performed in the presence of a visually significant lens opacity since cataract surgery can both eliminate the…
Role of Mitomycin-C in Keratorefractive Surgery Parag A. Majmudar Mitomycin-C (MMC) is an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces caespitosus, and its crosslinking properties enable it to bind to DNA and prevent…
Collagen Cross-Linking for Ectasia Following Keratorefractive Surgery Frederik Raiskup Eberhard Spoerl Gregor Wollensak ▪ Post-LASIK Ectasia: Background and Clinical Presentation LASIK surgery is generally considered to be safe and effective…
