Lasik: Principles and Techniques


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1 Strong on Surgical Techniques - Weak on Preop Considerations
Having performed various forms of refractive surgery for over 20 years, I was impressed by Dr. Buratto's mastery of many of the surgical techniques I helped develop. He has learned much in recent years, and I am impressed with his progress to date.

Though the book displays a fairly good grasp of the latest techniques in Lasik surgery, I think that more could have been written about preventing complications by pre-screening individuals with large pupils and high degrees of myopia (e.g., greater than 6 diopters). Dr. Buratto does not mention the importance of excluding these categories of patients from refractive surgery, resulting in complications such as glare, haloes, starbursting, and ghosting -- all of which are avoidable.

It's a shame that so many prospective patients and even surgeons must learn about these terrible side effects, and the ease with which they can be avoided, by reading websites such as eyeknowwhy and surgicaleyes.



Tuesday, 08-Jul-2008 22:19:11 CDT
Quote of the Day:


Just remember, wherever you go, there you are.

-- Buckaroo Bonzai

In a minimum-phase system there is an inextricable link between
frequency response, phase response and transient response, as they
are all merely transforms of one another. This combined with
minimalization of open-loop errors in output amplifiers and correct
compensation for non-linear passive crossover network loading can
lead to a significant decrease in system resolution lost. However,
this all means jack when you listen to Pink Floyd.