Refractive Surgery Nightmares

Download or read book Refractive Surgery Nightmares written by Amar Agarwal and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2007 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the most experienced refractive surgeon can encounter stressful situations in the operating room. Be prepared to manage unavoidable and challenging complications with Refractive Surgery Nightmares: Conquering Refractive Surgery Catastrophes by your side. Dr. Amar Agarwal, along with contributions from 67 of today's leading refractive surgery experts, explains all there is to know about refractive surgery techniques in Refractive Surgery Nightmares to help you stay in control when facing unique surgical challenges. Refractive Surgery Nightmares provides surgeons with a solid understanding of preoperative examinations, surface ablation procedures, LASIK, and lens based surgeries and the tricky situations that can arise and turn into every surgeon's worst nightmare. Refractive Surgery Complications Include: - DLK and corneal infections - Topographic and wavefront aberrometry disasters - Femtosecond laser complications - Post LASIK Ectasia - Decentered ablations - Iatrogenic keratectasia More than 250 illustrations and clinical photographs supplement the important information presented, providing visual as well as textual references. Also included is an accompanying video CD-ROM with 45 minutes of live video techniques that supplements the text. Video CD-ROM Includes: - Post LASIK Iatrogenic Keratectasia - Flap Complications - Bimanual phacoemulsification - Phakic IOL - Hyperopic shifts after Radial keratotomy - Cataract after radial keratotomy This distinctive text and video CD-ROM will make its mark with everyone involved in refractive surgery, from the resident to the experienced surgeon. Feel competent and comfortable in the operating room no matter what challenge comes your way with Refractive Surgery Nightmares: Conquering Refractive Surgery Catastrophes.