Surface Ablation

Techniques for Optimum Results

Ellen Penno

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781040138458
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Opthalmology & Optometry

With Surface Ablation: Techniques for Optimum Results, refractive surgeons will learn efficient pre- and post-op routines that optimize chair time and lead to improved safety and excellent results for patients. Inside Surface Ablation: Techniques for Optimum Results by Dr. Ellen Anderson Penno is joined by 9 contributors who offer a practical approach with clinically useful tips including patient counseling and post-operative care that will improve patient satisfaction. This up-to-date book is an excellent resource for patient assessment of candidacy for refractive surgery or in post-operative co-management. In addition to chapters with information on patient selection, surgical techniques, post-op care, and prevention and management of complications, Surface Ablation: Techniques for Optimum Results includes several articles, contributed by leaders in the refractive surgery field, covering a variety of topics including surface ablation in keratoconus patients, corneal cross-linking, and ectasia. Surface Ablation: Techniques for Optimum Results is a clinically-oriented resource for residents and new refractive surgeons as well as the many seasoned refractive surgeons, general ophthalmologists following the increasing trend of transitioning away from LASIK towards surface ablation for many of their patients.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Contributing Authors
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Back to the Surface: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Surface Ablation
• Chapter 2 Corneal Flap Versus No-Flap Refractive Surgery: LASIK, Intra-LASIK, and Sub-Bowman’s Keratomileusis Versus Photorefractive Keratectomy, LASEK, and Epi-LASIK
• Chapter 3 Patient Selection and Preoperative Work-Up: Top 10 Red Flags
• Chapter 4 Epithelial Removal Techniques: Photorefractive Keratectomy, LASEK, Epi-LASIK, Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy
• Chapter 5 Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
• Chapter 6 Laser Ablation: Standard, Topography-Guided, Wavefront-Optimized, Wavefront-Guided
• Chapter 7 Early Postoperative Care
• Chapter 8 Postoperative Care in the First 6 Months
• Chapter 9 Retreatment Following Surface Ablation
• Chapter 10 Complications of Surface Ablation
• Chapter 11 Special Cases
• Chapter 12 Factors Affecting Patient Satisfaction
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Financial Disclosures
• Index