9781950091782 | See Better Now LASIK, Lens ...

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Are you tired of the limitations of glasses or of the daily burden and discomfort of contact lenses? Vision correction surgery can offer you the freedom, the possibilities, the simple joys of a life with crisp, clear vision from the moment you awaken. The authors are experienced surgeons who together have performed more than 80,000 vision corrections surgeries. In See Better Now, Dr. Maloney, Dr. Shamie, and Dr. Hura discuss the latest advances in today’s most popular vision correction surgeries, including LASIK, PRK, implantable contact lenses, and lens exchange. They will help you understand your options and answer questions such as: Am I a good candidate for vision correction surgery? How is each procedure performed? What is the recovery like? Will I see better than 20/20? How do I choose a qualified surgeon?

Robert K. Maloney, M.D., M.A. (Oxon), is managing partner of the Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute in West Los Angeles, California. Dr. Maloney was the first eye surgeon in western North America to perform LASIK surgery, as part of the original FDA clinical trials. Dr. Maloney has trained more than 1,000 surgeons in the use of the excimer laser and has personally performed more than 65,000 vision correction surgeries. He was voted by his peers one of America’ s top ten vision correction specialists in a nationwide survey conducted by Ophthalmology Times. Neda Shamie, M.D., is a renowned LASIK, cataract, and corneal surgeon, and partner of the Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute in West Los Angeles, California. She previously was the medical director of the Doheny Eye Institute and is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at the USC Keck School of Medicine. Arjan Hura, M.D., is a fellowship-trained cataract, refractive, and anterior segment surgeon at the Maloney Shamie Vision Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Hura graduated from The Ohio State University with a dual-degree and obtained his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine where he also received a Master of Science Degree in Physiology.Dr. Hura previously practiced at the Cleveland Eye Clinic and Clear Choice Custom LASIK Center where he performed advanced cataract surgery, LASIK, PRK and SMILE, implantable contact lenses (ICL), and corneal cross-linking.

Acknowledgments Preface 1 Why You Need Glasses or Contacts 2 Vision Correction Surgery: An Overview 3 Are You a Candidate for Vision Correction Surgery? 4 The Preoperative Evaluation 5 LASIK 6 PRK 7 Implantable Contact Lens 8 Refractive Lens Exchange 9 Choosing an Eye Surgeon In ClosingResources Glossary IndexAbout the Authors

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See Better Now LASIK, Lens Implants, and Lens Exchange

See Better Now LASIK, Lens Implants, and Lens Exchange

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