Author : Icon Health Publications
Publisher : Icon Health Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780497009922
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (99 download)
Book Synopsis The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Lasik Surgery: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age by : Icon Health Publications
Download or read book The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Lasik Surgery: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age written by Icon Health Publications and published by Icon Health Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to lasik surgery (also Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis; LASIK eye surgery), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on lasik surgery. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, ch