The condition can be treated with only intracorneal ring segments, penetrating keratoplasty, or RGP contact lenses. Nevertheless, patients with keratectasia after refractive surgery are often not ...

Contact lenses are also an option, but they need to be frequently replaced. Another alternative, corneal laser refractive surgery, also doesn’t work in cases of severe myopia, or for people with ...

Contact lens fitting may be adversely influenced by dry eyes, a common side effect of refractive surgery. Appropriate management of tear deficiency is of paramount importance. Corneal topography ...

But if you’re struggling with your vision, or have cataracts, is lens replacement surgery really a safe option? Also known as refractive lens exchange, the lens of your eye is replaced with a ...

The top refractive surgery articles on Healio this year included updates on the EVO ICL, EyeOL UK presbyopic phakic lens and laser-induced refractive index change. CHICAGO — In this Healio Video ...

The course covers the basics of refractive surgery from how excimer lasers work to ablation profiles and topography and aberrometry. It progresses through microkeratomes and femtosecond lasers to ...

Despite Carr’s ordeal, astigmatism is relatively common, affecting about 1 in 3 people. It is where the curvature of the eye ...

Douglas D. Koch, M.D. The Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine consists of one year of post-residency training in the Department of Ophthalmology ...

The following is a summary of “Refractive Accuracy of a Novel Swept-Source OCT in Patients With Short and Long Eyes,” ...