Lasik complications : trends and techniques / [edited by] Howard V. Gimbel, Ellen E. Anderson Penno.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gimbel, Howard V., 1934-

Anderson Penno, Ellen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

LASIK (Eye surgery)--Complications.

LASIK (Eye surgery).

Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ--adverse effects.

Intraoperative Complications.

Postoperative Complications.

Medical Subjects:

Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ--adverse effects.

Intraoperative Complications.

Postoperative Complications.

Physical Description:

xii, 204 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Thorofare, NJ : Slack, [2004]

Summary:

Look to the authority on LASIK complications for the latest developments involving this corrective procedure. LASIK Complications: Trends and Techniques, Third Edition thoroughly reviews preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative complications and the management of these complications. As with previous editions, LASIK Complications maintains the concise and practical format that makes it invaluable for the office and operating suite. By utilizing this approach, Drs. Howard V. Gimbel and Ellen E. Anderson Penno clearly explain the most popular surgical procedures available to LASIK surgeons and successful strategies used by expert surgeons. Informative tables and a comprehensive index are provided for easy navigation and understanding of various complications.

New to this third edition are the popular topics of wavefront mapping, custom ablation, LASEK, and ultrafast lasers in refractive surgery. Articles from experts complement information on patient testing, treatment, and outcomes for each of these topics. Surgeons looking to keep pace with the optimum ways to manage complications and complicated cases will find these sections particularly informative. With the inclusion of dynamic new procedures, effective strategies to manage complications, and informative tables, LASIK Complications: Trends and Techniques, Third Edition is the one resource LASIK surgeons need by their side.

Contents:

Section 1 Trends 1

Chapter 1 State of the Art 3

Chapter 2 The Wavefront Revolution 9

Chapter 3 Custom Ablation 19

NAVEX Platform Custom Ablation / Ori Mahler, MD, Rick W. Triebwasser, BSc, COMT, Howard V. Gimbel, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS, Diplomate ABO, AOE, CABES 24

Chapter 4 Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis 29

LASEK / Marguerite McDonald, MD, FACS 33

Chapter 5 Ultrafast Lasers in Refractive Surgery 39

Clinical Advantages of the IntraLase / Brian R. Will, MD 41

Section 2 Techniques 49

Chapter 6 Patient Selection and Preoperative Workup 51

Comanagement Issues for the Primary Eye Care Provider / Dennis A. Braun, OD 61

Chapter 7 Standard LASIK Techniques 65

Chapter 8 Intraoperative Complications 77

Chapter 9 Early Postoperative Complications: 24 to 48 Hours 105

Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis / Tushar M. Ranchod, Damien C. Macaluso, MD, Scott M. MacRae, MD 113

Chapter 10 Late Postoperative Complications 125

Chapter 11 Lasik Retreatment: Simple Enhancements, Mixed Enhancements, and Special cases 141

Refractive Surgical Enhancement Following the STAAR Implantable Contact Lens / Sandra J. Sofinski, MD, JD, Diplomate ABO, Howard V. Gimbel, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS, Diplomate ABO, AOE, CABES 148

Section 3 Patient Examples 155

Preoperative

1 Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Found on Preoperative Assessment 157

Intraoperative

2 Buttonhole 158

3 Free Cap 159

4 Flap Shrinkage 161

5 Epithelial Disruption/LASIK Attempt 162

6 Decentered Flap 163

Postoperative

7 Epithelial Ingrowth 164

8 Epithelial Ingrowth Resulting in a Stromal Melt 165

9 Epithelial Basement Membrane Hypertrophy 166

10 Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis 168

11 Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis Following Enhancement 169

12 Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis Following Corneal Abrasion 171

13 Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis Following Contact Lens Use 172

14 Severe Dry Eye 172

15 Night Vision Disturbance Postoperatively 173

16 Night Vision Problems/Decentration 173

17 LASIK OS/PRK OD, Loose Epithelium Enhancement 175

18 Thin Flap

Unable to Lift on Enhancement 176

19 Pecan Injury 3 Months After LASIK 177

20 Cable Injury 10 Months After LASIK 177

21 Airbag Injury 34 Months After LASIK 178

22 Flap Shift/Corneal Ectasia 178

23 Unilateral Hyperopic LASIK/Flap Shift at 3 Days Postoperatively 180

24 Corneal Ulcer 181

25 Loose Epithelium/Basement Membrane Reduplication 183

Late Postoperative

26 Unmasking of Cylinder 184

Special Cases

27 RK/LASIK/PTK 186

28 LASIK Over Epikeratophakia 187

29 LASIK Over PKP/Buttonhole 188

30 LASIK Over PRK 190

31 PRK Over LASIK 193

32 LASIK After Cataract Surgery 194

33 LASIK With Nystagmus 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1556426364

OCLC:

53955426