Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy : management of scars, dystrophies, and PRK complications

Author(s)

• Azar, Dimitri T.
• Steinert, Roger F.
• Stark, Walter J.

Bibliographic Information

Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy : management of scars, dystrophies, and PRK complications

Dimitri T. Azar, Roger F. Steinert, Walter J. Stark

Williams & Wilkns, c1997

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Covering phototherapeutic use of the excimer laser, this work incorporate background information about the history and development of the excimer laser, as well as indications for surgery and clinical results.

Table of Contents

• Excimer laser optics and corneal applications
• corneal anatomy, transparency and light scattering
• corneal wound healing after excimer keratectomy
• anterior corneal dystrophies
• corneal topography in phototherapeutic keratectomy
• preoperation and postpreoperative protocols
• PTK techniques for corneal dystrophies
• PTK techniques for elevated corneal nodules
• recurrent erosion syndrome - the role of phototherapeutic keratectomy
• preventing and managing associated complications of PTK
• clinical results with the summit technology excimer laser
• excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for myopia - summary of the VISX and the summit experience.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA33257538
• ISBN:
  • 0683303465
• LCCN: 96040065
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md., USA
• Pages/Volumes: x, 214 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RE86
  • NLM : WW 220 A992e 1997
  • DC21 : 617.7/19
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Eye -- Laser surgery
  • LCSH : Eximer lasers
  • MESH : Keratectomy, Photorefractive, Excimer Laser -- methods