Conductive Keratoplasty: A Primer.1556427379 Conductive keratoplasty; a primer. Ed. by Roberto Pinelli and Stephen E. Pascucci. Slack Inc. 2005 162 pages $124.95 Hardcover RE336 Conductive keratoplasty (CK) entered refractive surgery as a treatment for low to moderate hyperopia hyperopia (hī'pərō`pēə): see farsightedness. . Its best results were found with patients who were low hyperopic hy·per·o·pi·a n. An abnormal condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects. It results from the eyeball being too short from front to back, causing images to be focused behind the retina. and emmetropic em·me·tro·pi·a n. The condition of the normal eye when parallel rays are focused exactly on the retina and vision is perfect. [Greek emmetros, well-proportioned, fitting (en, presbyopes with little or no astigmatism astigmatism (əstĭg`mətĭz'əm), type of faulty vision caused by a nonuniform curvature in the refractive surfaces—usually the cornea, less frequently the lens—of the eye. , a circumstance which basically describes a large number of "baby boomers" who wished to return to the clearer near vision of their youth. In 19 articles, contributors describe developments in thermokeratoplasty, the mechanism of CK and its historic effects, patient evaluation and work-up, personal CK techniques, clinical study results, complications management and alternative applications for CK such as treatment following cataract or LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. LA·SIK n. Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia. surgery. Studies of challenging cases include CK for plano presbyopes, over-corrections, correction of astigmatism and postcataract astigmatism, and for treatment of keratoconus. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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