Table of Contents

History of excimer lasers in ophthalmology; physical principles of excimer lasers; beam tissue interactions and early experimental results; corneal applied anatomy, physiology and pathology; natural history of myopia and refractive surgery; computed videokeratoscopy; patient assessment; photorefractive keratectomy; clinical results; astigmatism; high myopia; excimer techniques in keratomileusis; alternative surgical techniques; hypermetropia; phototherapeutic keratectomy; complications of photorefractive surgery; regression and treatment; pharmacology and healing; psychological associations of myopia; ophthalmic practice management in relation to excimer laser surgery; future developments.