| Description |
1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Trainee Feedback -- About the Author -- Glossary -- Introduction -- 0.1 Lasers in Ophthalmology (Diagnostic and Therapeutic) -- Therapeutic Role of Lasers in Ophthalmology Section 1 Basic Principles of Laser -- 1.1 Laser Physics -- 1.1.1 Properties of Laser Light -- 1.1.2 Understanding Laser Physics -- 1.1.3 How Does an Atom in the Ground State Move to an Excited State? -- 1.1.4 Stimulated Emission -- 1.1.5 Parts of a Laser |
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1.2 Parameters of Laser Light -- Determines Its Tissue Biological Effects -- 1.2.1 Laser Wavelength -- 1.2.2 Tuneable Lasers -- 1.2.3 Power -- 1.2.4 Mode -- 1.3 Laser Delivery Systems -- 1.3.1 Slit Lamp Laser Delivery -- 1.3.2 Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy (BIO) -- Laser Indirect Ophthalmoscopy (LIO) -- 1.4 Laser Tissue Interaction -- 1.4.1 Principles of Laser Tissue Interactions -- 1.4.2 Laser Mechanisms in the Retina -- 1.4.3 Starling's Law and Macular Oedema -- 1.4.4 How Does Focal Laser Treatment Reduce Macular Oedema? -- 1.5 Laser Hazard and Laser Safety Protocols |
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1.5.1 Laser Classification and Safety (ANSI Standards) -- 1.5.2 Laser Safety Protocols Know Your Laser Safety Officer in the Hospital. -- 1.5.3 Laser Safety Eyewear -- 1.6 Laser Lenses -- 1.6.1 Advantages of Contact Lenses in Lasers -- 1.6.2 Safety Principles of Contact Lenses -- 1.6.3 Laser Cone Angle -- 1.6.3.1 Optical Characteristics of Ocular Media -- 1.6.4 Lens Classification -- 1.6.5 Common Features of Laser Contact Lenses -- 1.6.6 Lens Used With YAG Laser -- 1.6.7 Contact Lenses Used in Conjunction With Photothermal Lasers -- 1.6.7.1 Common Contact Lenses Used in the Laser Clinic |
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1.6.7.2 Volk Lenses for Laser -- 1.6.7.3 Indirect Ophthalmoscopy -- Suggested Reading -- Section 2 YAG Laser -- 2.1 The Nd-YAG Laser -- 2.1.1 Getting Started -- 2.2 YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy -- 2.2.1 Pathophysiology of Posterior Capsular Opacification -- 2.2.2 Posterior Capsular Opacification in Paediatric Patients -- 2.2.3 Types of Capsular Opacification -- 2.2.4 How Does YAG Laser Work? -- 2.2.5 YAG Capsulotomy -- 2.2.6 YAG Capsulotomy Techniques -- Two Main Techniques -- 2.2.7 Treatment Procedure -- 2.2.8 Size of the Posterior Capsulotomy -- 2.2.9 YAG Capsulotomy With Eccentric Pupil |
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2.2.10 Complications of YAG Capsulotomy -- 2.2.12 Newer Concepts in Posterior Capsulotomy -- 2.2.14 IOL Opacification/Calcification -- 2.3 Capsular Block Distension Syndrome -- 2.3.1 Pathophysiology of CBDS -- 2.3.1.1 CBDS Presentation -- 2.4 Anterior Capsulotomy -- 2.5 Inflammatory Pupillary Membrane and Synechiolysis in Pseudophakes -- 2.5.1 Clearance of Inflammatory IOL Deposits -- 2.5.2 Clearance of Retained SLM in the Visual Axis -- 2.6 YAG Laser Vitreolysis -- 2.6.1 Treatment -- 2.6.2 YAG Vitreolysis for Vitreous Wick -- 2.7 YAG Laser Hyaloidotomy -- 2.7.1 Procedure |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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2.7.1.1 Pre-Treatment Drops |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000538489 |
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1000538486 |
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