The Art Of LASIK

The Art of LASIK, 2E takes you through every aspect of LASIK surgery, starting with the evolution of LASIK and ending with the most complex situations encountered during this procedure. The contributors not only detail specific cases and how they were addressed, but also include postoperative results at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Covering everything from the fundamentals of LASIK, individual techniques, instrumentation, complications, and complex cases, this new edition is essential for everyone interested in this cutting-edge field of ophthalmic surgery. Ten complete chapters are devoted to complications alone.



The Art of LASIK is the second edition of the best-selling title Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery: Practice and Principles. Containing more than 40 chapters, this new edition is significantly larger than the first and provides the most up-to-date techniques and results of the LASIK procedure. With more than 800 photographs, including 250 pictures detailing complications, this text is the one of the most complete books available on LASIK.

Special Features

More than 250 pictures on LASIK complications. Over 800 color photographs, including many schematic eye pictures. Ten complex LASIK cases, including some of the worst surgical problems and how they were managed by the experts. Contributions from international surgeons provide a variety of surgical experiences and outcomes. Total international experience of contributors is more than 100,000 eyes.

Reviews:

This is an excellent book by one of the world's best LASIK surgeons. Dr. Machat is so skilled, that he is often called upon to repair the damage done by other less talented surgeons. Brent A. Hanson had 5 operations from another surgeon before he went to Dr. Machat! IMO, perhaps all the king's horses and all the king's men, could not put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

Dr. Machat has written a book which describes the proceduresfor performing lasik. However, the book fails to mention that hiscompany, TLC, is so overloaded with patient complaints, that thecompany is unable to respond to all of them.I wish that the bookplaced a greater emphasis on the risk of having to have a corneatransplant after lasik surgery. I had to have a cornea transplantafter Dr. Machat performed lasik on me, and then dumped me as apatient...

Although this is a textbook for professionals, it can be used by patients who are keenly interested in this topic. Machat is clearly a leader in his field, and this book can be rated "6 stars". I would consider this text to be the "Bible" of LASIK.

I have been heavily involved in refractive surgery for 5 years and this is the best single source on laser surgery that I have come across.It has excellent photographs and explanations; it covers the personal LASIK techniques of many surgeons rather exhaustivley.If you want to be involved in the fastest growing part of ey-care than this book is a MUST!!!