Modern Management of Keratoconus – Download Behind 1st Edition () by Brian S. Boxer Wachler PDF

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Modern Management of Keratoconus teaches physicians and patients about the new era of understanding and treating keratoconus. “Hard contacts” and “cornea transplant* options were the standard “knee jerk” responses by the ophthalmologists to the patients with keratoconus. Patients now have a variety of options to both stabilize their disease and improve their eyesight. The book is the most comprehensive publication on the latest advances in keratoconus treatments.Topics covered: defining keratoconus and understanding its causes; keratoconus after refractive surgery; diagnosing keratoconus with clinical signs, comeal topography and non-topography devices; treatments such as C3-R”, Intacs”, Ferrara Rings, CK, and IOP lowering: lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty; contact lenses, improving uncorrected vision with Visian ICL, Verisyse, and PRK.The keratoconus treatments discussed range from contact lenses to Intacs, C3-R, CK combinations to advanced cornea transplant techniques. Case reports are provided throughout the book.The book also contains a comprehensive list of scientific references from peer-reviewed journals. For ophthalmologists and optometrists, these references are important for augmenting their fund of knowledge and helpful in understanding the background for keratoconus treatments.Patients can be more involved in their own care with this book. The book helps patients understand the treatments they may receive. This education can lead to a better outcome.Brian S Boxer Wachler is internationally recognized as a leading expert in keratoconus treatments. He has pioneered treatments for keratoconus such as Intacs, C3-R, and CK. Boxer Wachler performed the first Jntacs for keratoconus in the United States and the first C3-R treatment in North America. He received the Achievement Award and Secretariat Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is annually voted into Best Doctors in America.

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