Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery: Science, Medicine, and Industry

By Stephen Slade

The use of the femtosecond laser in cataract surgery adds a new level of precision and reproducibility to a procedure that has yielded good outcomes for many years. In Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery, Stephen Slade, MD, FACS, the first surgeon to perform the procedure in the United States, engages leading ophthalmologists, scientists, venture capitalists, laser manufacturers, and legal and regulatory consultants in a broad discussions about laser refractive cataract surgery. In merging the science, medicine, and business perspectives, Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery presents a comprehensive overview of the procedureits current capabilities, future potential, possible complications, and morewith the collective goal of improving the outcomes achieved in cataract surgery, and thus, improving patients' results and lives.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615608671
• ISBN13: 9780615608679
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Bryn Mawr Communications and ACOS
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.