For more than a decade, excimer laser-generated tissue ablation has been the gold standard for safe, effective and precise corneal refractive surgery for myopia, hyperopia and, to some extent, ...

Vision correction surgery, also called refractive and laser eye surgery, refers to any surgical procedure used to fix vision problems. Recent years have seen huge advances in this field. Refractive ...

Corneal refractive surgery continues to advance, and patients’ quality of vision has continued to improve in recent decades. While a microkeratome has been used to create the corneal flap for LASIK, ...

Laser vision correction (LASIK and PRK) is a relatively new procedure used to reduce or eliminate a person's dependence on glasses and contact lenses. The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis ...

Six hundred and seventy-four consecutive uncomplicated myopic LASIK surgeries, performed by a single surgeon, either using the Technolas 217 planoscan (n=372) or the NIDEK EC 5000 (n=302), were ...

Purpose To determine whether macular photocoagulation has any effect on refraction in diabetics. Methods This was a prospective study of 12 eyes of 12 diabetics with refraction at 2 weeks before and ...

Refractive errors include common conditions such as myopia (short sightedness) and hyperopia (long sightedness) that impede the accuracy of vision without spectacles or contact lenses. Laser surgery ...

Refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism) can result from non-refractive ophthalmic surgery such as cataract surgery or corneal transplantation. Refractive errors are usually managed by ...