Description
Covering the wide range of corneal diseases and disorders encountered and treated in an office setting, In-Office Corneal Procedures is a focused, practical guide designed for corneal fellows and specialists, comprehensive ophthalmologists, and optometrists. Twenty-three detailed, real-world cases, including both diagnostic and treatment guidance, are clearly presented and enhanced by high-quality illustrations and procedural videos.- Contains 23 detailed case studies covering a full range of office-based procedures for managing corneal and ocular surface disorders, appropriate for both the comprehensive ophthalmologist as well as the cornea specialist.- Includes general procedures such as removal of corneal foreign bodies based on type and location, indications and approaches to superficial keratectomy, and procedural approaches to dry eye and meibomian gland dysfunction.- Offers procedural guidelines on how to manage corneal refractive complications such as how to remove epithelial ingrowth from a LASIK flap, how to correct flap striae, and how to perform refractive corneal incisions.- Covers complex and urgent cases such as impending corneal perforations, management of acute ocular surface burns, and how to best culture active corneal infections.- Provides superb visual guidance with numerous clinical and surgical photos, OCT/OCTA and other diagnostic imaging, and 18 companion videos demonstrating procedures in real time.- Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Table of Contents
1 Dry Eye Disease2 Meibomian Gland Disease3 Corneal Relaxing Incisions4 Salzmann Nodular Degeneration5 Anterior Basement Dystrophy6 Recurrent Corneal Erosions7 Band Keratopathy8 Epithelial Ingrowth Under a LASIK Flap9 LASIK Flap Striae10 Corneal Foreign Bodies11 Conjunctival Concretions and Cysts12 Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis13 Conjunctivochalasis14 Corneal Infectious Keratitis15 Herpetic Corneal Disease16 Neurotrophic Keratitis or the Nonhealing Epithelial Defect17 Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis18 Corneal Perforation and Descemetocele19 Acute Chemical Burn20 Acute Stevens-Johnson Syndrome21 Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency22 Corneal Suturing and Adjusting at the Slit Lamp23 Corneal Transplant Complications
