Dr Will Publishes Textbook on Corneal Biomechanics and Physiology

Will Vision and Laser Centers is pleased to announce that Dr. Will has completed the publication of his textbook on the pathophysiology and etiology of some of the most feared complications of laser refractive surgery.  In this book Dr. Will outlines his novel model for the cause of Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis, Central Toxic Keratopathy, Flap Necrosis Syndrome, Central Flap Necrosis and Central Lamellar Keratitis.

In the past, eye surgeons believed that severe cases of disorders such as Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis could lead to blindness or the need for corneal transplantation.  However, at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 2005 Dr. Will presented his experience with a number of cases of severe Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis in which 100% of the eyes healed with 20/20 thereby refuting these erroneous notions.

Dr. Will’s textbook entitled Keratocyte Induced Corneal Microedema is a more thorough discussion of the changes in the cornea that result from inflammation and tissue injury characteristic of these diseases.  Through the use of sophisticated imaging technologies including Scheimphlug tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography detailed photographs of the corneas of affected patients are analyzed.  In addition, the entire peer and non-peer reviewed literature on this topic is reviewed in detail. 

The result is a highly innovative perspective on the causation and management of Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis, Central Toxic Keratopathy, Flap Necrosis Syndrome, Central Flap Necrosis and Central Lamellar Keratitis.  Dr. Will rigorously applies and contrasts basic science research and clinical data to current pathophysiologic models to suggest that current ideas on the causation of these disorders are in error.  In the book, Keratocyte Induced Corneal Microedema, Dr Will systematically and logically presents leading-edge thought on the effects of inflammatory cytokines, toxins, thermal and mechanical injury on the physiological, physical and biomechanical properties of the cornea.