Atlas of Refractive Surgery

Relying upon colour photos and line drawings to demonstrate techniques of refractive surgery, this text focuses on corneal topography, radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy, excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy, and LASIK.

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Refractive surgery, and more specifically radial keratotomy, is becoming a fairly standard and increasingly common procedure. It is about to become even more popular due to the implementation and upcoming FDA approval of the excimer laser, thus allowing more general ophthalmologists to perform this procedure via laser. Basically put, refractive surgery is a procedure that corrects focal problems through surgery, thus allowing the patients to rid themselves of glasses and contact lenses. This book will rely upon colour photos and line drawings to demonstrate techniques of refractive surgery, focusing on coroneal topography, radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy, excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy, and LASIK. The book will also address mechanisms of refractive error, goals of keratorefractive surgery, patient selection, and education.