Textbook of Refractive Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (ReLACS), Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013

Textbook of Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery is a comprehensive reference for the general ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon regarding the explosive new technology in femtosecond laser cataract surgery.  Femtosecond laser allows extreme precision in surgery, and is used in refractive surgery and for ?cuts? in the cornea, leading to a more uniform treatment for the patient. Textbook of Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery is for cataract surgeons and all eye care providers managing or diagnosing cataracts who wish to be informed about this technology and its applications.

Edited and written by recognized leaders in the field, this book covers background, technical, clinical, and commercial aspects of this exciting technology. Some of the topics covered include the evolution of cataract surgery, femtosecond laser fundamentals, challenges of femtosecond laser technology for cataract surgery, and the economics of laser cataract surgery.

Edited and written by recognized leaders in the field, this book covers background, technical, clinical, and commercial aspects of this exciting technology. Some of the topics covered include the evolution of cataract surgery, femtosecond laser fundamentals, challenges of femtosecond laser technology for cataract surgery, and the economics of laser cataract surgery.

i  Forewords    I. Howard Fine;  Amar Agarwal

ii Preface

Chapter 1

Evolution of Cataract Surgery

Mark Packer, Richard L. Lindstrom, and Elizabeth A. Davis

Chapter 2

Current Outcomes with Cataract Surgery – Can We Do Better?

David F. Chang

Chapter 3

Femtosecond Laser Fundamentals

Holger Lubatschowski, Ronald R. Krueger, and David Smadja

Chapter 4

Challenges of Femtosecond Laser Technologies for Cataract Surgery

Tibor Juhasz

Chapter 5

Imaging Systems and Image-Guided Surgery

Stephen D. Klyce, Daniel V. Palanker, Keith H. Edwards and Ronald R. Krueger

Chapter 6

The Patient Interface:  Setting the Stage for Treatment

Katrina B. Sheehy and Jonathan H. Talamo

Chapter 7

Laser Capsulotomy

Madeleine C. O’Meara, Jonathan H. Talamo, Neil J.  Friedman, Douglas D. Koch

Chapter 8

Nucleus Fragmentation and Disassembly in Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery

Harvey S. Uy and Ronald R. Krueger

Chapter 9

Primary Transcorneal Laser Incisions

Roger F. Steinert and James C. Loden

Chapter 10

Section A

Corneal Laser Relaxing Incisions

Sonia H. Yoo and Ana P. Canto

Section B

Conic Intrastromal Relaxing Incisions (CIRI)

A New Surgical Technique

Roberto Zaldivar and Roger Zaldivar

Chapter 11

Femtosecond Laser versus Phacoemulsification

Zoltan Z. Nagy and Robert Cionni

Chapter 12

Economics of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Refractive Cataract Surgery

Marketing a New Technology to Your Patients

Richard L. Lindstrom and Shareef Mahdavi

Chapter 13

Step-by-Step: Starting Your Laser Cataract Surgery Practice

Stephen G. Slade

Chapter 14

Global Implications of Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery

Michael A. Lawless and Christopher Hodge

Chapter 15

Commercially Available Systems: Alcon/LenSx 

Zoltan Z. Nagy

Chapter 16

Commercially Available Systems: LensAR

Harvey S. Uy, Ronald R. Krueger, Keith H. Edwards, Randy Frey, and Simone Schneider

Chapter 17

Commercially Available Systems: OptiMedica’s Catalys Precision Laser System

William W. Culbertson (with an introduction by Mark J. Forchette)

Chapter 18

Commercially Available Systems: The TECHNOLAS Femto - Cataract Approach

Prasad Reddy and Kristian Hohla

Chapter 19

The Future of Femtosecond Laser Refractive Cataract and Lens Surgery

Ronald R. Krueger, Jean Marie A. Parel, Krystel R. Huxlin, Wayne H. Knox, and Kristian Hohla

Comprehensive source of information for the general ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon regarding femtosecond laser cataract surgery

An informational resource for those who wish to learn more about the specifics of femtosecond laser cataract surgery

Covers background, technical, clinical, and commercial aspects of the technology, including topics on the evolution of cataract surgery, femtosecond laser fundamentals, challenges of femtosecond laser technology for cataract surgery, and the economics of laser cataract surgery

Edited and written by recognized leaders in field

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras