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| | Encyclopedia - Refractive Surgery |
 | | Refractive surgery is a general term that refers to any surgery that changes the shape of the cornea or the way the eye focuses light internally. | | | The goal of refractive surgery is to reduce or eliminate nearsightedness (myopia), astigmatism, or farsightedness (hyperopia) and lessen a person's dependence on eyeglasses and contact lenses. | | | To make an informed decision on what type of refractive surgery is best, patients are advised to contact their eye care professional for a thorough evaluation and details on each option. |
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http://www.visionrx.com/library/enc/enc_refractivesurgery.asp
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| | Patient Information |
| | Ophthalmic surgeons have been performing refractive surgery for the treatment of myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism (irregular shaped cornea) for approximately 100 years, but the past decades have produced rapid change and growth by means of refined techniques and the emergence of laser vision surgery. | | | In cataract surgery, the natural lens is removed and the IOL is inserted in its place, replacing the focusing ability of the natural lens and also offering cataract patients correction for myopia and hyperopia. | | | Monovision is a refractive surgery technique for people with presbyopia. |
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http://www.isrs.org/isrs/public/patient_information.cfm
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Refractive surgery does not alter the aging process of the eye and does not prevent presbyopia. | | | Laser refractive surgery aims to improve vision and reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses by permanently changing the shape of the cornea, the watch-glass, clear front window of the eye. | | | When treating myopia, or nearsightedness, refractive surgery techniques reduce the curvature of the cornea to lessen the eye's focusing power. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 8, Ch. 102, Refractive Error |
| | Refractive surgery alters the curvature of the cornea to allow light rays to come to focus closer to the retina, thus improving uncorrected vision. | | | The goal of refractive surgery is to decrease one's dependence on glasses or contact lenses. | | | It is only when patients' expectations are met that they perceive a successful outcome of refractive surgery. |
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http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section8/chapter102/102c.jsp
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Occasionally, LASIK surgery is use to refine the result of lens procedure surgery. | | | People contemplating refractive surgery should discuss the potential benefits and risks with an ophthalmic surgeon who is well regarded by the medical and optometric communities. | | | Individuals who wish to explore the possibility of refractive surgery should seek a qualified eye surgeon who is thoroughly experienced in a wide variety of procedures. |
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http://www.quackwatch.org/03HealthPromotion/rk.html
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| | BCLA :: Refractive Surgery |
| | Refractive surgery offers people the same freedom from spectacles and the perception that their vision is ‘normal’. | | | In most cases, refractive surgery is performed on an otherwise healthy eye and, after the surgery, 3% of patients experience a decrease in their ability to see. | | | After surgery, although their vision is fine for most tasks, some patients may still need spectacles for distance or near viewing and most will require reading spectacles by their mid-40s. |
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http://www.bcla.org.uk/refractivesurgery.asp
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| | :: Refractive Surgery :: |
| | Refractive surgery is becoming a rapidly evolving science as the demand for better vision without aids such as cumbersome glasses or troublesome contact lenses increases. | | | Advances in technology have offered new opportunities and challenges in many areas of medicine; one such example is refractive surgery. | | | The principle is the use of a laser beam to change the shape, and therefore the refractive power of the cornea, thereby negating the need for glasses or contact lenses. |
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http://www.specialisteyecentre.com/services/refractive.html
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Refractive problems such as myopia and astigmatism are solved by helping the eye focus light using glasses, contact lenses or refractive surgery. | | | Refractive surgery includes several surgical techniques designed to improve problems in focusing the eyes, also known as refractive problems. | | | Refractive surgery techniques aim to change the eye's focus by changing theshape of the cornea in various ways: |
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http://www.newulmtel.net/~richardd/refractive.html
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | When a surgeon performs refractive surgery, he essentially changes the curvature of the cornea so the eye can focus light more effectively and images that are blurry without any kind of external corrective lens become clear. | | | During the surgery, you may be asked to look at a pinpoint of light; this light is not the laser, but a tool to help keep your eye focused and steady during the procedure. | | | Patients should understand that the goal of refractive surgery is not necessarily to entirely rid themselves of the need for glasses, but to reduce their dependency on glasses. |
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http://www.lij.edu/lijh/ophthalmology/lasik/lasik.html
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| | Refractive Surgery > Dr. Steensma |
| | Refractive surgery is a way of improving your vision without glasses or contact lenses. | | | Refractive procedures have been around since the 1970's, but advances in instrumentation and techniques have only recently brought them to the forefront of modern care. | | | Most patients achieve 20/20 vision with this procedure and some studies indicate that vision with this procedure is better than with other forms of refractive surgery. |
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| | Refractive Eye Surgery |
| | Refractive Lensectomy - For those over age 50, this procedure is similar to cataract surgery, without the patient having a cataract. | | | With any surgery, there can be complications, and these are fully discussed with you before surgery. | | | Modern 'refractive' surgery, in general terms, is relatively safe. |
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http://www.optometrists.ab.ca/guide/refrsurg.htm
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| | RISKS OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY |
| | Refractive problems that may be encountered include too much correction, too little correction, a prescription imbalance between eyes, aggravation of muscle imbalance problems or a loss of effect from regression. | | | with all laser refractive surgery, the risk of pain is far less in LASIK than in PRK. | | | The only way in which a patient can avoid all surgical risks is by not proceeding with surgery. |
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http://www.avclinic.com/risks_of_refractive_surgery.htm
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| | Refractive Surgery Advertising |
| | Regarding the location of refractive surgery practices in commercial locations, the Academy's position is that location is not, in itself, a problem as long as the patient is receiving good medical care. | | | Refractive surgery advertising is in the news because questions have been raised about the truthfulness of some refractive surgery advertisements. | | | It is not appropriate to claim or suggest, expressly or through use of euphemisms such as "treatment," "therapy," "vision correction" or "enhancement" that refractive surgery procedures are anything other than invasive surgical procedures. |
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http://www.aao.org/aao/newsroom/facts/advertising.cfm
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| | OptiStock MarketWatch - Refractive Surgery Report - September 2003 |
| | Traditional LASIK surgery is limited to treating low-order aberrations such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism (asymmetry in the shape of the cornea). | | | Several new technologies have begun to enter the refractive surgery market, too, bringing with them less invasive, reversible procedures and the ability to treat presbyopia (age-related loss of ability to focus close-up) and higher degrees of myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), for which excimer laser procedures are not suitable. | | | Lens-based refractive surgery has several obvious advantages: the accuracy of IOLs, the reversibility of the procedure, the possibility of preserving accommodation in young patients and restoring it in presbyopes with accommodative IOLs, the preservation of the cornea and the short learning curve for experienced cataract surgeons. |
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http://www.optistock.com/mw/2003_09all.htm
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| | Refractive Surgery & LASIK |
| | The decision to have refractive surgery is a very personal one. | | | We invite you to join the thousands of patients who have decided to explore their options for laser refractive surgery to reduce their dependancy on glasses or contact lenses. | | | The cornea is where laser refractive surgery is done. |
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http://www.eugeneeyecare.com/surgery.html
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | You may not be a good candidate for refractive surgery if you are generally happy and comfortable with your current glasses or contacts and you are not willing to accept the somewhat variable outcome or the risks of currently available procedures. | | | Light is focused, or refracted, by the cornea, the clear front window of the eye, and the lens, a clear tissue that sits behind the colored part of your eye. | | | Refractive surgery improves vision by changing the shape of the cornea. |
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http://www.westtexaseye.com/refracti1.htm
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| | Laser refractive surgery |
| | Refractive surgery offers different techniques to correct myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism for those wishing to eliminate their dependence on glasses or contact lenses. | | | The surgical technique that will be used varies from one person to an other according to their visual problem and needs. | | | What are the quality criteria of a refractive surgery clinic? |
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http://www.chirurgivision.com/en/faq.asp?section=1
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Dr. Steinert and his team perform refractive laser surgery at outpatient facilities specifically designed for surgical and laser treatment of the eye: Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston’s OCB Laser Sight in Boston. | | | Outpatient surgery is a convenient, cost-effective alternative to traditional hospital care and can provide patients with lower out-of-pocket expense. | | | Dr. Steinert’s refractive surgery coordinators will schedule your laser surgery and post-operative exams and provide you with a laser surgery information packet. |
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| | Berg Eye Center - Refractive Surgery |
| | With these techniques the surgery moves from the cornea to the inside of the eye and the corneal curve is not changed. | | | The ideal refractive surgery would completely eliminate glasses and / or contact lenses, be reversible and with little or no risk for loss of vision. | | | All of these techniques use an excimer laser to change the curvature of the cornea. |
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| | LASIK Refractive Surgery |
| | Refractive surgery refers to those procedures performed by medical doctors of ophthalmology to change the power of the eye. | | | Premier Eye Care has been performing refractive surgery with the excimer laser since FDA approval of the laser in 1997 and we have many satisfied patients enjoying life without the need for glasses or contact lens. | | | You are awake during the surgery but the eye itself is anesthetized so that there is minimal or no discomfort during the treatment. |
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| | Refractive Surgery - Overview - eyeTopics.com |
| | LASIK is a type of refractive surgery that uses a laser to reshape the cornea. | | | Refractive surgery is performed only by medical eye doctors (ophthalmologists). | | | Radial keratotomy (RK) is an example of a non-laser refractive surgery.'); return false;">Refractive surgery is eye surgery that is designed and performed to reduce or eliminate |
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http://www.eyetopics.com/Articles/61/1/Refractive-Surgery-(13)-Overview.aspx
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| | Refractive Eye Surgery |
| | However, other types of refractive surgery (including some techniques that are still being developed) may benefit you in the future. | | | Second surgeries to treat under-correction or over-correction are usually performed some months after the initial surgery, when your vision has stabilized. | | | Although very rare, a complication could occur during LASIK surgery or LASIK enhancement surgery that would result in “loss of best-corrected visual acuity.” This means that you would not be able to see as well after surgery, even with glasses or contacts, as you did with glasses or contacts before surgery. |
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http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/r/eyesurgery.htm
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Refractive surgery again has made another major change in Amarillo with the expansion of the amount of myopia (nearsightedness) & astigmatism that can be corrected by the LADARWave CustomCornea technique for Vision Correction. | | | Photo Refractive Keratectomy (PRK) & LASIK surgery are the procedures. | | | With this laser almost any refractive problem is correctable with conventional LASIK surgery. |
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | LASIK is the newest and most advance of the "refractive surgery" techniques. | | | We have recommended a refractive surgery practice in the Twin Cities: Dr. Richard Lindstrom and Dr. David Hardten. | | | I became more interested in refractive surgery with the advent of PRK, but still had some questions and again, never recommended it to my patients. |
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http://www.ffvision.com/info/refractive_surgery.htm
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | surgery is surgery and all surgery has risks | | | Our office policy is to educate our refractive surgery patients well enough that they have realistic expectations and know the risks before they commit to the surgery, we believe in | | | You may have heard the term, “laser vision correction”, which is often used in advertising because it doesn’t sound as threatening as “refractive surgery”. |
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http://www.avclinic.com/refractivesurgery.htm
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| | ORJ: Refractive Surgery |
| | However, surgery is surgery with risks and a degree of unpredictability. | | | In patients whose both eyes underwent surgery, a high degree of symmetry was observed in morning-to-evening refractive change. | | | PRK may indeed be more advisable in persons at higher risk for trauma but the degree of myopia, planned surgical technique and surgeon skill also play significant roles when evaluating a patient for a refractive procedure. |
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| | Refractive Errors and Refractive Surgery |
| | Refractive surgery is intended for people who want to minimize reliance on glasses and contact lenses. | | | Refractive errors can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or refractive surgery. | | | A growing consumer demand for correction of refractive errors, and ongoing clinical findings about refractive surgery innovations, outcomes and complications continue to receive widespread interest in the media. |
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http://www.wilsonwu.eyemd.org/ypol/common/commonPrinterFriendly.asp?cid=ZZZBJGO727C
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | LASIK is the most "advanced" refractive surgical procedure available today, and can correct low to severe degrees of myopia and astigmatism and moderate degrees of hyperopia (farsightedness). | | | And, unlike laser surgery, Intacs do not remove tissue from the central cornea, giving you greater flexibility should you choose to have them removed or replaced. | | | Intacs corneal ring segments are the revolutionary way to achieve vision correction of mild nearsightedness without having to undergo laser surgery. |
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http://www.eyecarefresno.com/Eyecare/refractivesurgery.html
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| | Refractive Eye Surgery |
| | The Refractive Surgery Center at the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers the LASIK procedure. | | | The LASIK technique of refractive eye surgery takes the radial keratomy (RK) procedure an extra step by using a laser to enter the cornea. | | | Vahid Feiz, M.D., an assistant professor of ophthalmology, discusses the LASIK procedure and the advantages of having surgery at an academic health center. |
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http://www.uams.edu/htyh/1001/eye.htm
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| | Eye Procedures > Refractive Surgery -- EyeMDLink.com |
| | Refractive surgical procedures include any and all procedures that reduce refractive error, i.e., reduction of myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism. | | | While each type of procedure has its own risks and benefits, each site visitor is cautioned to discuss the intended procedure in detail with his or her ophthalmologist prior to making any decision for surgery. | | | Certain refractive procedures have been studied and utilized extensively (e.g., LASIK and radial keratotomy) while others discussed below are still being evaluated in FDA regulated trials (e.g., phakic IOLs). |
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| | Refractive Surgery Lasers |
| | Additionally, all laser refractive surgery subjects should be provided with appropriate precautionary language regarding potential contrast sensitivity loss in the informed consent during the IDE study and the device should be labeled with such precautionary language after PMA approval. | | | If subjects with latent hyperopia of 0.75 D or greater are to be studied, they should be given the opportunity to participate in a contact lens trial to determine their tolerance to correction of full cycloplegic error while not under cycloplegia. | | | If the investigator determines that the topography is within normal limits, surgery may be scheduled at least one week after the initial exam, with no contact lens wear permitted prior to the surgery. |
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Refractive surgery is not recommended for people in poor health, for those whose vision has changed dramatically within the past year or for pregnant women. | | | Moreover, refractive surgery does not eliminate Presbyopia, or "aging eye," which causes the need for reading glasses after the age of 40. | | | Laser Eye Surgery — A Quick Route to Better Vision |
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| | Refractive Surgery DocShop |
| | Refractive Surgery DocShop is a resource that allows you to find information from refractive surgeons in your area who ofer refractive surgery, including LASIK, PRK, and more. | | | General information, including patient education information, new surgical technologies, and eligibility requirements for refractive surgery and other vision correction procedures. | | | What are the new surgical technologies being used for refractive surgery? |
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| | Refractive Surgery - references |
| | Durnev V: Decrease of corneal refraction by anterior keratotomy method with the purpose of surgical correction of myopia of mild and moderate degree. | | | Pruett RC: Refractive surgery: psychophysical considerations in progressive myopia. | | | Javitt JC, Chiang YP: The socioeconomic aspects of laser refractive surgery. |
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| | Laser Eye Surgery: Is It Worth Looking Into? |
| | The surgeon is skilled in the technique of removing his foot from the pedal that controls the ultraviolet beam as soon as a patient moves his or her head. | | | Decrease in Best-Corrected Vision: After refractive surgery, some patients find that their best obtainable vision with corrective lenses is worse than it was before the surgery. | | | Prior to laser surgery, Jeri Goldstein's visual acuity without her contact lenses was measured at 20/400 in her right eye and 20/200 in the left eye. |
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Questions that routinely come up or that are commonly asked about refractive surgery we have attempted to highlight below: Please note the information to follow is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice. | | | Although RK, AK, ALK remain viable alternatives to the new laser techniques, we are primarily going to focus on the newer refractive laser techniques, Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) and Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). | | | Revolutionary advances in laser refractive surgery make that possible. |
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| | Journal of Refractive Surgery |
| | The urge to use the latest surgical technique is particularly strong in refractive surgery because development is rapid, surgeons want to offer patients the most current advantages, there is a prevalent attitude of hype, competition is intense to gain professional leadership, and the economic stakes are high for both practitioners and industry. | | | Many surgeons and companies are developing new refractive surgery techniques in the general spirit of these precepts, although they have not completely escaped the influences of premarket madness and regulatory rigor mortis: | | | Delays in objective assessment of new procedures are sometimes prolonged by mindless resistance to innovation and change by overly conservative ophthalmic organizations and practitioners. |
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| | Lasik Surgery ! - The Patient Resource Center for Sacramento (and everywhere else!) |
| | The importance of NOT having Lasik surgery unless you are knowledgeable of the procedure, its risks and benefits, the alternatives, and especially your doctor. | | | A common language approach to understanding the nature of the eye and its focusing mechanism. | | | Have the results of the surgeries resulted in more than 90% of the patients seeing 20/20 or better? |
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| | Consumer Guide to LASIK Eye Surgery |
| | Eighty-five percent of those who had considered LASIK said it was important to alleviate their dependency on eyeglasses or contact lenses, but 56% admitted they had never spoken with a doctor about the procedure. | | | Eighty-six percent of those who had considered LASIK appeared to be waiting for a safer laser eye surgery procedure. | | | Learn when LASEK surgery may be the right choice. |
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http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery
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| | Amazon.com: Refractive Eye Surgery: Books |
| | Text/atlas for the beginning refractive surgeon of techniques such as radial keratotomy, lamellar refractive surgery, and clear lens extraction. | | | Discusses complications, shortcomings of techniques, and results of surgery. | | | This section might better be entitled "The Dutch Uncle Speaks and About Time Too!" because there is an unfortunate tendency among our ophthalmic brethren to credit science over art and to ignore clinical experience. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0632043644?v=glance
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| | Eye Surgery Education Council |
| | The ESEC is an initiative established by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), a professional society of ophthalmologists dedicated to raising the standards and skills of surgeons through clinical education, and to work with patients, government, and the medical community to promote delivery of quality eye care. | | | Sections under development include those on new technologies for managing presbyopia, the age-related loss of the eye& ability to focus on near objects, and children’s vision problems and their treatment. | | | The material on the site has been reviewed for accuracy and balance by panels of leading eye surgeons who comprise the Eye Surgery Education Council (ESEC). |
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http://www.lasikinstitute.org
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | Laser-Assisted Stromal In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) is the most common refractive surgery technique available for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. | | | Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center is the only practice in Arizona offering patients the advanced technology of the Allegretto Wave™ Laser. | | | See the NEW Advances is LASIK Surgery: IntraLASIK - The ALL LASER LASIK! |
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http://www.goodeyes.com/Laservision.html
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| | Refractive Surgery |
| | LASIK is a surgical procedure that corrects refractive errors by changing the shape of the cornea, and thus the way the eye focuses light internally. | | | If a person has a refractive error, then light is not properly focusing on the retina in the back of the eye. | | | The goal of LASIK is to reduce or eliminate a person's Dependence on eyeglasses or contact lenses. |
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| | Welcome to The International Refractive Surgery Club |
| | Membership is limited to those Ophthalmic Surgeons who have been chosen by their peers for their proficiency and skill in state-of-the-art methods of surgical correction for myopia (near sightedness), hyperopia (far sightedness), and astigmatism. | | | embership is granted to those physicians, who have made a significant contribution towards the advancement of refractive surgery through service, creative innovation, contributions to education of others, or publication of research in the field. | | | he International Refractive Surgery Club is an international organization of the world's leading refractive surgeons. |
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| | The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, published monthly, is a peer-reviewed publication for anterior segment surgeons. | | | Refractive procedures such as radial and astigmatic keratotomy, automated lamellar keratoplasty, excimer laser photrefractive keratectomy, laser in situ keratomileusis, phakic IOLs, intrastromal corneal rings | | | To find articles on topics you are researching, search the Journal of Cataract and The full text of articles is also available at www.jcrsjournal.org. |
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| | Laser Eye Surgery - LASIK & PRK - PRK & LASIK Today Eye Site |
| | PRK and LASIK Today is dedicated to bringing you independent and unbiased information on excimer laser eye surgery, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and other refractive eye surgery such as RK, ALK and LASIK. | | | Is PRK Laser Eye Surgery for Me? Top Ten Reasons for Contact Lens and Glasses Wearers. | | | MEDICAL SECTION - Frank discussions on PRK, LASIK, RK, ALK and other aspects of Laser Eye Surgery for Ophthalmologists, Optometrists and other professionals in medicine. |
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