Textbook of Refractive Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (ReLACS)

Femtosecond laser technology allows for extreme precision in surgery. This volume is a comprehensive reference for the general ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon that explains this cutting-edge technology and its application to laser cataract surgery.

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

Chapter 2

Current Outcomes with Cataract Surgery – Can We Do Better?

Chapter 3

Femtosecond Laser Fundamentals

Chapter 4

Challenges of Femtosecond Laser Technologies for Cataract Surgery

Chapter 5

Imaging Systems and Image-Guided Surgery

Chapter 6

The Patient Interface:  Setting the Stage for Treatment

Chapter 7

Laser Capsulotomy

Chapter 8

Nucleus Fragmentation and Disassembly in Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery

Chapter 9

Primary Transcorneal Laser Incisions

Chapter 10

Section A

Corneal Laser Relaxing Incisions

Section B

Conic Intrastromal Relaxing Incisions (CIRI)

A New Surgical Technique

Chapter 11

Femtosecond Laser versus Phacoemulsification

Chapter 12

Economics of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Refractive Cataract Surgery

Marketing a New Technology to Your Patients

Chapter 13

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

Chapter 14

Global Implications of Laser Refractive CataractSurgery

Chapter 15

Commercially Available Systems: Alcon/LenSx 

Chapter 16

Commercially Available Systems: LensAR

Chapter 17

Commercially Available Systems: OptiMedica’s Catalys Precision Laser System

Chapter 18

Commercially Available Systems: The TECHNOLAS Femto - Cataract Approach

Chapter 19

The Future of Femtosecond Laser Refractive Cataract and Lens Surgery