Lasik Techniques and Qutcomes
Lasik Techniques and Qutcomes Ioannis G. Pallikaris George D. Kymionis One of the fields that could characterize the last decade in ophthalmology is the evolution and advancement of refractive surgery….
Lasik Instrumentation: Microkeratomes, Excimer Lasers, and Wavefront Analyzers
Lasik Instrumentation: Microkeratomes, Excimer Lasers, and Wavefront Analyzers Raymond S. Loh David R. Hardten At the onset of the 21st century, the basic requirements of any refractive surgery remain unchanged…
Excimer Laser Surface Ablation: Photorefractive Keratectomy (Prk) and Laser Subepithelial Keratomileusis (Lasek)
Excimer Laser Surface Ablation: Photorefractive Keratectomy (Prk) and Laser Subepithelial Keratomileusis (Lasek) Scott Barnes Dimitri T. Azar The field of refractive surgery has been greatly impacted by the development of…
Intrastromal Corneal Implants
Intrastromal Corneal Implants Jonathan H. Talamo Mahnaz Nouri Azhar N. Rana HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Additive keratorefractive surgery has undergone many changes since the early efforts of Barraquer (1), Stone and…
Keratomileusis and Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty
Keratomileusis and Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty Stephen U. Stechschulte John F. Doane The concept of lamellar refractive corneal surgery, or keratomileusis, originated with J. I. Barraquer (1,2) in 1949. Using a…
Epikeratoplasty
Epikeratoplasty Michael D. Wagoner Ali A. Al-Rajhi Epikeratoplasty was originally introduced by Dr. Herbert Kaufman (1) at the Jackson Memorial Lecture at the American Academy of Ophthalmology as an extension…
Incisional Surgery for Natural and Surgically-Induced Astigmatism
Incisional Surgery for Natural and Surgically-Induced Astigmatism Roger F. Steinert Regular and irregular astigmatism cause impairment of uncorrected visual acuity and, in moderate to large amounts, loss of best corrected…
Radial Keratotomy
Radial Keratotomy Cláudia M. Francesconi Radial keratotomy (RK) is one of several surgical procedures for flattening to central corneal used, thus correcting myopia by decreasing the refractive power of the…
Preoperative Considerations: Corneal Topography
Preoperative Considerations: Corneal Topography Douglas D. Koch Li Wang Detailed examination of corneal curvature is an essential part of the workup before refractive surgery. Computerized videokeratography (CVK) plays several critical…
The Biology of Corneal Refractive Surgery
The Biology of Corneal Refractive Surgery Steven E. Wilson Marcelo Netto Renato Ambrósio Jr. The results of corneal refractive surgical procedures are influenced by the biologic responses to the surgical…
