The leading topic of this particular paper is dedicated to available surgical options for refractive eye disorders treatment including surgery of cornea and intraocular surgery. Corneal Surgery includes laser refractive surgery - LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis), FemtoLASIK (Femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK), PRK (Photorefractive keratectomy). This article describes relevant princi...

PURPOSE To study the healing of corneal wounds after epikeratome laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (epi-LASIK). METHODS Twenty-seven patients who had undergone epi-LASIK for the treatment of myopia or myopic astigmatism in 46 eyes were enrolled. A single intraoperative application of 0.02% mitomycin C (MMC) for 20 to 30 seconds was used in 24 eyes with a refraction of no less than -6.0 D ...

PURPOSE To compare outcomes in visual acuity, refractive error, higher-order aberrations (HOAs), contrast sensitivity, and dry eye in patients undergoing laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using wavefront (WF) guided VISX CustomVue and WF optimized WaveLight Allegretto platforms. METHODS In this randomized, prospective, single-masked, fellow eye study, LASIK was performed on 44 eyes (22 pat...

Dear Editor: LASIK is a popular and relatively safe surgical procedure for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The proper adhesion between flap and stromal bed is mandatory to restore the corneal integrity and set the background for an adequate refractive outcome properly. Many refractive surgeons started using topical vasoconstrictors to reduce postoperative hyperemia and sub...

UNLABELLED Purpose. To describe a case of 3 refractive procedures performed in one eye over 2 decades. Methods. CASE REPORT Results. A 41-year-old patient presented for refractive surgery evaluation. His ocular history includes bilateral radial keratotomy performed 21 years ago for moderate myopia: spherical equivalence of -4.25 D bilaterally. Postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) wa...

PURPOSE To determine whether reduced astigmatism-corrected acuity for vertical (V) and/or horizontal (H) gratings and/or meridional amblyopia (MA) are present before 3 years of age in children who have with-the-rule astigmatism. METHODS Subjects were 448 children, 6 months through 2 years of age with no known ocular abnormalities other than with-the-rule astigmatism, who were recruited throug...

BACKGROUND This study examined the refractive and visual outcome of wavefront-optimized laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in eyes with low myopia and compound myopic astigmatism ≤ 0.75 diopter (D). METHODS 153 eyes from 153 consecutive myopic patients (74 male, 79 female; mean age at surgery 40.4 ± 10.4 years) who had a preoperative refractive cylinder ≤ 0.75 D and a manifest sphere betwee...

BACKGROUND LASIK is the use of excimer lasers to treat therapeutic and refractive visual disorders, ranging from superficial scars to nearsightedness (myopia), and from astigmatism to farsightedness (hyperopia). The purposes of this study are to checking the applicability and psychometric properties of the SERVQUAL on Lasik surgery population. Second, use SEM methods to investigate the loyalty,...

PURPOSE To retrospectively assess the demographics of patients having cataract surgery in eyes with previous laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, and Sanno Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS This study evaluated eyes of consecutive patients scheduled for cataract surgery after previous LASI...