| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Contents |
Praise for the naked eye; contents; features; foreword; introduction; the naked eye; a remarkable instrument; how the eye sees; the ancients; presbyopia and vision correction; dr tsutomu sato; the femtosecond laser; dr harold ridley; lasik and asla; dr josé barraquer; the beauty of blended vision; dr svyatoslav fyodorov; laser lens surgery; the invention of laser eye surgery; other vision correction procedures; dr richard troutman; the 13 most common myths about laser vision correction; dr marguerite mcdonald; professor john marshall; conclusion; procedures in a nutshell; the naked i |
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Glossaryappendix clinical papers by the authors; references; acknowledgements; about the authors |
| Summary |
Of the five senses, vision is the most astonishing. This is how we weave our way through the world. And although the eye has evolved over millions of years to give us crystal clear vision, it is a modern day phenomenon that, in evolutionary terms, our eyesight is going backwards. Due to presbyopia, we are now dependent on reading glasses for half our lives. In parts of East Asia up to 90% of school leavers are now short-sighted. This has been attributed to work, study and lifestyle factors as well as the ageing of the population. And whilst we all know there have been some amazing advances in |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Eye -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Lasers in surgery.
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Ophthalmologic emergencies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Laser Therapy
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Eye -- Diseases
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Lasers in surgery
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Ophthalmologic emergencies
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lawless, Michael
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| ISBN |
9781742983844 |
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1742983847 |
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