LASIK Emergencies: A Video Primer

Samir A. Melki, MD, PhD, is the founder and medical director of the Boston Eye Group. He is an attending physician on the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Harvard Medical School). Dr. Melki obtained his BSc from the American University of Beirut followed by an MD, PhD degree from Vanderbilt University. He completed his residency at Georgetown University and additional fellowship training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Melki’s special interests lie in refractive, corneal, and cataract surgery. Ali Fadlallah, MD, MSc, MPH, is a fellow of the Harvard Medical School and holds an ophthalmology specialized diploma from Paris-Sorbonne University. He became a European board-certified ophthalmologist after his training in the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, one of the oldest hospitals in Europe. He holds a medical diploma from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, from where he graduated as a laureate and magna cum laude. Dr. Fadlallah is a clinical instructor at Saint Joseph University, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, and a cornea consultant in affiliated hospitals. He is also an attending LASIK specialist at the North American LASIK Eye Surgery Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dedication About the Authors Preface Foreword by Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA Chapter 1. The Normal LASIK Procedure: A Step-By-Step Surgical Approach Chapter 2. Loss of Suction Chapter 3. Air Bubbles in the Anterior Chamber Chapter 4. Buttonholed Flaps and Vertical Gas Breakthrough Chapter 5. Opaque Bubble Layer Chapter 6. Free Flaps Chapter 7. Flap Tears Chapter 8.. Incomplete Flaps Chapter 9. Irregular Flaps Chapter 10. Epithelial Defect Chapter 11. Thin and Thick Flaps Chapter 12. Decentered Flaps Chapter 13.. Subconjunctival Hemorrhage and Bleeding Chapter 14. Special Considerations Chapter 15. Management of Postoperative Complications Index