Refractive Surgery
Assessment of refractive astigmatism and simulated therapeutic refractive surgery strategies in coma-like-aberrations-dominant corneal optics
... of refractive astigmatism (RA) and to explore how to account for that influence in the planning of topography-guided refractive surgery in eyes with coma-like-aberrations-dominant corneal ...
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Trends in refractive surgery at an academic center: 2007-2009
... for refractive errors in the US population 40 years or older in the year 2000 has been described ...in refractive surgery. However, the proportion of refractive surgery patients who ...
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Wavefront-optimized surface retreatments of refractive error following previous laser refractive surgery: a retrospective study
... primary refractive surgery with PRK, LASEK, or LASIK appears to be a safe, effective, and predictable treatment method for correcting residual or induced refractive ...
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REFRACTIVE SURGERY PACKET - OVERSEAS/OUTER ISLAND PATIENTS
... have refractive surgery, and may lose their flight status and flight pay if they ...the surgery may disqualify me from commissioning or certain occupations such as ...for refractive ...
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Laser refractive surgery in diabetic patients: a review of the literature
... laser refractive surgery for elective correction of vision represent a challenging treatment ...PRK surgery, predominantly due to concerns that the comor- bid ocular conditions associated with the ...
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The European registry of quality outcomes for cataract and refractive surgery (EUREQUO): a database study of trends in volumes, surgical techniques and outcomes of refractive surgery
... Complications during and after surgery are of distinct concern as the eyes undergoing refractive surgery are usually healthy eyes. PRK is more related to corneal complications compared with LASIK ...
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Refractive surgery or contact lenses – how and when to decide?
... of refractive errors can be achieved with spectacles, contact lenses, and refractive ...modern-day refractive surgery presents a plethora of choices based on the clinical characteristics and ...
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VisuMax Defining the pulse rate in refractive surgery
... world of refractive surgery. This ground-breaking laser system employs high-performance femtosecond laser technology and is characterized by its outstanding cutting precision, unsurpassed speed and gentle ...
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CONDITION: REFRACTIVE SURGERY (RS) I. Overview.
... Military refractive Surgery Symposium, February 5-7, 2007 in San Antonio, ...USAF Refractive Surgery (USAFS-RS) Program, dated 21 May ...
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With the rapid evolution of refractive surgery and. Original Article
... This study comprised 69 eyes of 40 consecutive patients treated at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear In- firmary. The charts of these patients were retrospec- tively reviewed. Sixty one eyes were aimed for full cor- rection ...
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A Patients Guide to Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery
... The ability of the human lens (behind the pupil and iris) to accommodate (or focus on close objects, read etc) declines with age and almost everyone requires spectacles for reading in the fullness of time. However, ...
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A Patients Guide to Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery
... The ability of the human lens (behind the pupil and iris) to accommodate (or focus on close objects, read etc) declines with age and almost everyone requires spectacles for reading in the fullness of time. However, ...
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Role of the treating surgeon in the consent process for elective refractive surgery
... for refractive surgery and proposed a procedure (LVC or RLE) to best meet the patient’s ...the surgery day, and informa- tion on what to expect on the day of surgery and after the ...
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Progress of corneal collagen cross-linking combined with refractive surgery
... poor best corrected visual acuity, while topography-guided PRK was selected for patients for mild refraction errors and a phakic intraocular lens was considered suitable for patients with moderate to severe ametropia. ...
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Pharmacological management of night vision disturbances after refractive surgery
... METHODS: This double-masked randomized clinical trial included 30 patients (60 eyes) with chronic night vision disturbance after refractive surgery. Patients were randomly allocated to receive (1) pla- ...
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Informed consent in refractive surgery: in-person vs telemedicine approach
... experienced refractive optometrist in their local clinic, which involved clinical examination, discussion, and diagnostic ...The refractive optometrist first assessed the patient’s medical and ocular ...
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Femto-LASIK: The recent innovation in laser assisted refractive surgery
... Femtosecond laser creates corneal flaps that have greater safety and thickness predictability. The flaps cut are planar and uniformly thick compared to meniscus-shaped flaps in mechanical microkeratome. In addition, the ...
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Optical aberrations in ametropic eyes and their change with corneal refractive surgery
... after surgery, specifically SAs, has driven the advance of corneal refractive surgery due to its impact on postsurgical visual ...wavefront-guided surgery in terms of decrease of induced ...
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Corneal topographic characteristics of persons seeking laser refractive surgery
... All persons opting for Laser refractive surgery were referred to the Cornea clinic for pre-operative examination. Relevant ophthalmic and medical history including history of contact lens wear was recorded. ...
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Intraocular lens power calculation following laser refractive surgery
... To fully describe the historical outcomes of post refract- ive IOL power formulas, a PubMed database search was performed for relevant literature between 1998 to October 2014. The search included the following keywords; ...
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