Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE): Surgical Technique and Challenges: Comprehensive Text and Video Guide

Description

The aim of this book is to focus on Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE). SMILE has recently received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2016, and is increasingly becoming the procedure of choice for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. The world is currently in the transition phase, with surgeons shifting from Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) to SMILE. An in-depth understanding of the procedure, its outcomes, as well as the intraoperative challenges is essential before embarking on this new procedure. SMILE has a steep learning curve, and author provided a comprehensive review of the complications, as well as their management to ease the flap to cap transition. The text is interspersed with easy to understand, concise tables, self-explanatory diagrams, clinical pictures and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) images to recapitulate the salient points and enhance understanding. This book is useful to the refractive surgeons, as well as the training institutions and will be an invaluable asset for all refractive surgeons and serve as a one-point reference to provide day-to-day guidance.

Key Features

• Complete guide to SMILE techniques for refractive surgeons
• Step by step guide to surgical procedure, outcomes, complications and future applications
• Includes interactive DVD ROM demonstrating surgical techniques
• Highly illustrated with diagrams, photographs and ASOCT images

Table of Contents

1. Evolution of Femtosecond Laser Technology in Refractive Surgery
2. Patient Counseling and Preoperative Evaluation
3. Corneal Wound Healing, Morphological and Biomechanical Changes after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction
4. Understanding the Machine and Laser Settings
5. Surgical Technique of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction
6. Stepwise Approach for Beginners: Navigating the Learning Curve
7. Refractive and Physiological Outcomes of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction
8. Intraoperative Complications in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction
9. Postoperative Complications in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction
10. Post-SMILE Enhancement and Retreatment
11. SMILE versus Femtosecond LASIK: Weighing the Pros and Cons
12. Future Technological Advances in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction

Authors Biography

Jeewan S Titiyal MD
Professor and Head, Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Services

Manpreet Kaur MD
Research Associate, Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Services

Both at Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India