Purpose To measure quality of life (QoL) outcome of pre-presbyopic myopic subjects undergoing LASIK refractive surgery using the Quality of Life Impact of Refractive Correction (QIRC) questionnaire. Additionally, we compared the QoL of pre-surgery subjects to a sample of spectacle and contact lens wearers not considering refractive surgery. Setting Patients were recruited from two refractive su...

This review discusses the potential for strabismic complications after refractive surgery for hyperopia, myopia, anisomyopia, astigmatism and monovision, and how to avoid these complications. Guidelines are given for assessing patients with strabismus seeking refractive surgery. Screening tests are suggested that lead to stratification of refractive surgery patients into different risk groups e...

infectious keratitis occurs rarely after laser refractive surgery, however the high volume of these procedures and young patient age render the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this complication of utmost importance. early onset infectious keratitis is usually caused by gram positive bacteria while late onset cases are due to other microorganisms such as atypical mycobacteria, nocardia as...

This article compares methods of axial length measurement for determining intraocular lens power and describes bimanual micro incision phacoemulsification for refractive lens exchange and routine cataract surgery, which offers an enormous advantage of maintaining a more stable intraocular environment during lens removal. This advantage may be especially important in high myopes who are at a gre...

A 33-year-old man seeking refractive surgery presented with refractive error of -1.75 -4.0×20° in the right and -0.75 -2.5×170° in his left eye in January 2009; best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) was 20/25+ and 20/20respectively. All ocular examinations were unremarkable and family history for keratoconus was negative. He had previously obtained consultation for refractive surgery i...