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Introduction Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been incorporated into clinical practice in refractive surgery to customize preoperative selection and to improve postoperative evaluation and follow-up. Instruments The first…

Introduction The possibility of using the excimer laser for the cornea was first raised in the early 1980s. Using Munnerlyn’s equation, which established a relationship between the change in refractive…

Introduction Unlike methods of surface photoablation, the laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) technique requires a superficial corneal flap to be created prior to photoablation with an excimer laser. Mechanical microkeratomes…

Introduction Corneal topography provides an assessment of the anterior corneal surface shape, and corneal tomography includes an assessment of the posterior corneal surface shape, pachymetry, as well as biometry of…

Introduction Clinicians are accustomed to thinking in terms of spherocylindrical spectacle correction of naturally occurring refractive errors. We shall review traditional clinical optics and add to this framework current thoughts…

Introduction Refractive surgery procedures—including incisional radial keratotomy (RK), excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK)—are surgical procedures that cut, photoablate, or otherwise damage the cornea, resulting…

Introduction: Why Do Patients Choose Refractive Surgery? Patients desire refractive surgery for a variety of reasons. For patients seeking laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) or surface ablation, the most common…