Overview
Provides updated information on keratoconus treatment
Details new surgical procedures with wide technological application
Presents the advantages and main differences between lasers technologies for keratoconus treatment
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Table of contents (87 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Keratoconus Diagnosis
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Treatment
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About this book
This book provides the reader deeply and updated information on keratoconus treatment. Written by experts from worldwide, the book presents clinical, genetic, metabolic and biomechanical aspects in the development of the disease, the proper intervention time, the imaging tests used for diagnosis and keratoconus monitoring, as well as details on new surgical procedures (as contact lenses and laser technologies) using modern methods with wide technological application. Two pioneers in the keratoconus treatment bring their valuable contribution in specific chapters.
Ophthalmologists will find a practical and useful approach of new technologies to get the best results for their patients. This book will really impact changes in the therapeutic conduct of corneal surgeons.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Belquiz Amaral Nassaralla, BSc, MD, PhD has a Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Sciences (1980) and Licentiate Degree in Biology (1983), from the University of Brasilia. She holds a fellowship in Cornea and External Eye Diseases at the Hilton Rocha Institute (1991), fellowship in Oculoplastic Surgery at the Hilton Rocha Institute (1992), and a research fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the University of Southern California / Doheny Eye Institute, USA (1994). In 2000, Dr. Nassaralla holds her Ph.D. in Ophthalmology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. She has published several international peer-reviewed journal articles and 32 book or book chapters. She is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Goiania Eye Institute with sub-specialties in Cornea, Refractive Surgery, Cataract Surgery, External Eye Diseases and Plastic Eye Surgery. She has been invited to speak and teach several national and international meetings and has won awards for her contribution.
Jordana Sandes Barbosa, MD, PhD completed a cornea and external eye diseases fellowship at the Federal University of Goias (2010-2012) and received her specialist degree in ophthalmology from the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB), Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology (CBO). She holds her master's degree in Health Sciences at the Federal University of Goias (2014-2016) and her PhD in Health Sciences at the same institution (2017-2021). She is a preceptor member of the cornea department at the Federal University of Goias. Dr Jordana is co-director of the Bueno Medical Center Oftalmologia and also works as ophthalmologist at the Núcleo de Medicina Ocular. She has experience in the field of Ophthalmology with emphasis on cataracts, cornea, keratoconus and external eye diseases. Dr. Jordana is heavily involved in the practice and research of keratoconus management and has published several peer-reviewed articles in the field. She has been invited to speak and teach several national and international meetings.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Keratoconus
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
Editors: Edna Almodin, Belquiz Amaral Nassaralla, Jordana Sandes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85361-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85360-0Published: 28 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85363-1Published: 28 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-85361-7Published: 27 October 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 1029
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 456 illustrations in colour