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Textbook of Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery is a comprehensive reference for the general ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon regarding the explosive new technology in femtosecond laser cataract surgery. Femtosecond laser allows extreme precision in surgery, and is used in refractive surgery and for 'cuts' in the cornea, leading to a more uniform treatment for the patient. Textbook of Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery is for cataract surgeons and all eye care providers managing or diagnosing cataracts who wish to be informed about this technology and its applications.
Edited and written by recognized leaders in the field, this book covers background, technical, clinical, and commercial aspects of this exciting technology. Some of the topics covered include the evolution of cataract surgery, femtosecond laser fundamentals, challenges of femtosecond laser technology for cataract surgery, and the economics of laser cataract surgery.
Edited and written by recognized leaders in the field, this book covers background, technical, clinical, and commercial aspects of this exciting technology. Some of the topics covered include the evolution of cataract surgery, femtosecond laser fundamentals, challenges of femtosecond laser technology for cataract surgery, and the economics of laser cataract surgery.
List of contents
i Forewords I. Howard Fine; Amar Agarwal
ii Preface
Chapter 1
Evolution of Cataract Surgery
Chapter 2
Current Outcomes with Cataract Surgery - Can We Do Better?
Chapter 3
Femtosecond Laser Fundamentals
Chapter 4
Challenges of Femtosecond Laser Technologies for Cataract Surgery
Chapter 5
Imaging Systems and Image-Guided Surgery
Chapter 6
The Patient Interface: Setting the Stage for Treatment
Chapter 7
Laser Capsulotomy
Chapter 8
Nucleus Fragmentation and Disassembly in Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery
Chapter 9
Primary Transcorneal Laser Incisions
Chapter 10
Section A
Corneal Laser Relaxing Incisions
Section B
Conic Intrastromal Relaxing Incisions (CIRI)
A New Surgical Technique
Chapter 11
Femtosecond Laser versus Phacoemulsification
Chapter 12
Economics of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Refractive Cataract Surgery
Marketing a New Technology to Your Patients
Chapter 13
Step-by-Step: Starting Your Laser Cataract Surgery Practice
Chapter 14
Global Implications of Laser Refractive CataractSurgery
Chapter 15
Commercially Available Systems: Alcon/LenSx
Chapter 16
Commercially Available Systems: LensAR
Chapter 17
Commercially Available Systems: OptiMedica's Catalys Precision Laser System
Chapter 18
Commercially Available Systems: The TECHNOLAS Femto - Cataract Approach
Chapter 19
The Future of Femtosecond Laser Refractive Cataract and Lens Surgery
About the author
Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSE Professor of Ophthalmology Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Medical Director of Refractive Surgery, Cole Eye Institute 9500 Euclid Ave./i32 Cleveland, OH 44195 Jonathan H. Talamo, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Talamo Laser Eye Consultants Reservoir Place, Suite 184 1601 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02451 Richard L. Lindstrom, MD Adjunct Professor Emeritus University of Minnesota, Dept of Ophthalmology Founder and Attending Surgeon Minnesota Eye Consultants 9801 Dupont Ave South, Bloomington, MN 55431
Summary
Textbook of Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery is a comprehensive reference for the general ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon regarding the explosive new technology in femtosecond laser cataract surgery.
