Overview
- Discusses how to effectively treat patients with irregular corneas presenting with high order aberrations such as halos, shadows, glare and starbursts
- Provides an overview of indications, contraindications, patient selection and visual outcomes relevant to customized laser vision correction
- Focuses on recent developments in customized laser vision correction and excimer laser technology
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About this book
This book addresses customized laser vision correction, an integral management option for the treatment of irregular corneas. This type of treatment reshapes the corneal surface in order to improve both the quality and the quantity of vision by reducing high order aberrations. Beginning with an introduction to the basics of this science, each type of customized laser vision correction is discussed in a clear and didactic format for rapid attainment of information. Throughout this practical clinical guide, examples are supported with the most recent scientific material and a step-by-step systematic methodology is included to fit all levels of ophthalmologists.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Arthur B. Cummings, MB.ChB, M.Med, FCS (SA), FRCSEd is the medical director of the Wellington Eye Clinic in Dublin, Ireland and specialises in Cataract & Refractive surgery and Keratoconus. In 1994, Dr. Cummings started doing laser refractive surgery and performed over 30,000 laser vision correction procedures since then. He has been an investigator for Alcon and WaveLight in the area of laser refractive surgery and is a former recipient of the WaveLight Global Ambassador Award for his contribution to refractive surgery worldwide. Dr. Cummings has presented more than 300 presentations at international conferences on the topic of laser refractive surgery and more than 50 instructional courses on the same topic. He reviews for the Journal of Refractive Surgery, the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, further is Associate Chief Medical Editor of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe. Dr. Cummings is immediate past-President of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Customized Laser Vision Correction
Editors: Mazen M. Sinjab, Arthur B. Cummings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72263-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72262-7Published: 15 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10177-0Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72263-4Published: 04 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 228
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 175 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ophthalmology