Editors:
First book devoted to refractive complications (with practical hints and case reports on outcomes) to provide ophthalmic surgeons with the most adequate solutions for the most frequent problems
Offers well established guidelines with practical pearls on how to avoid and treat complications
Written by internationally renowned experts
Lavishly illustrated with color layout
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
The diversity of procedures that characterize modern refractive surgery makes it, both for the beginner and the experienced surgeon, necessary to have well established guidelines to face refractive complications. This lavishly illustrated guide is written by international opinion leaders with extensive experience in the practice of refractive surgery. It offers the reader practical pearls to the solution and prevention of the different complications of corneal and refractive surgery.
Complications covered include: Intraoperative complications, e.g. intraocular refractive surgery, femtosecond laser, LASIK and EPILASIK, refractive lens exchange, corneal refractive surgery, early post-operative complications and late post-operative complications.
All complications are described and lavishly illustrated from its pathogenesis to its treatment modalities. It provides ophthalmic surgeons with the most adequate solutions for the most frequent problems they face in their daily practice.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This comprehensive book covers, in a very detailed and structured fashion, exactly what the title states. … All practitioners of refractive surgery … are the intended audience. … The credibility of the editors and quality of the various chapter authors will make this book one of the bibles of the management of the complications of refractive surgery." (Stephen E. Orlin, Doody’s Review Service, October, 2008)
"Management of Complications in Refractive Surgery is a comprehensive textbook that details the prevention and management of complications associated with a wide array of refractive surgical techniques. … an excellent education resource for all refractive surgeons. It clearly and concisely describes refractive surgery complications as well as how to prevent them and how to manage them when they arise." (Amy Lin, Journal of the American Medical Association, March, 2009)
Editors and Affiliations
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Vissum Corporation, Alicante, Spain
Jorge L. Alió
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
Dimitri T. Azar
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Management of Complications in Refractive Surgery
Editors: Jorge L. Alió, Dimitri T. Azar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37584-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-37583-8Published: 06 March 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-37584-5Published: 16 April 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 362
Topics: Ophthalmology, Minimally Invasive Surgery