Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Principles, Techniques, Complication Management, and Future Concepts /

In this book an international panel of authors offer a clear, step-by-step approach to Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE), a novel refractive procedure approved for the treatment of myopia and astigmatism. The book opens by discussing important fundamentals of the technology, followed by a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sekundo, Walter (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Basic principles: Femtosecond Laser for Advanced Single-Step Corneal Refractive Surgery: Basic knowledge of Physics and Optics
  • Wound Healing after Femtosecond Laser Corneal Refractive Surgery
  • Corneal Nerve and Keratocyte Response to Relex Surgery. Clinical Development and Current Techniques: Brief Historical Overview of the Clinical Development of Relex Surgical Procedure
  • Current Technique and Instrumentation for SMILE
  • Refining Results with SMILE: Tips & Tricks
  • Overview of Clinical Results for Low and Mid Myopia
  • Astigmatism Correction
  • Clinical Results in High Myopia
  • Complications after SMILE and its Management Including Re-Treatment Techniques
  • Management of Laser Settings for Better SMILE Surgery
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Cap Thicknesses. Clinical Science Related to SMILE: The Key Characteristics of Corneal Refractive Surgery: Biomechanics, Corneal Sensation, Spherical Aberration and Contrast Sensitivity after SMILE
  • Centration in ReLEx Surgery
  • How to Improve the Refractive Predictability
  • Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy of the Extracted Lenticules
  • Collagen Characteristics & Refractive Outcomes. Future Concepts: SMILE for Very High Myopia
  • Hyperopic Correction by ReLEx
  • Concept of Reversible Corneal Refractive Surgery (Lenticule Re-Implantation). Marketing & Patient Communication: Marketing of SMILE.