PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this article is to provide an update on epipolis laser in-situ keratomileusis--an alternative surface photorefractive surgical technique for the correction of myopia. RECENT FINDINGS In-vivo studies on animal models provide evidence that the replacement of the epithelial sheet on an ablated cornea can control corneal wound healing. Preliminary clinical data confir...

BACKGROUND A new technique, therapeutic alloplastic laser in situ keratomileusis to correct high myopia, is introduced. METHODS Therapeutic alloplastic laser in situ keratomileusis consists of neutral homoplastic epikeratoplasty combined with superficial keratectomy performed with an excimer laser and/or a microkeratome. Indications for the technique are: myopia over 20 diopters (D), eyes wit...

This article is a discursive examination of children's status as knowledgeable moral agents within the Swedish child welfare system and in the widely used assessment framework BBIC. Departing from Fricker's concept of epistemic injustice, three discursive positions of children's moral status are identified: amoral, im/moral and dis/loyal. The findings show the undoubtedly moral child as largely...

purpose : this study was planned to evaluate the efficacy, safety and complication of photorefractive keratectomy (prk) as a retreatment of residual myopia after previous laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik). methods : in this descriptive study in ophthalmology ward, feiz hospital, isfahan university of medical sciences, iran, with the consideration of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 170 eyes...

Copyright: © 2016 Bowman S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. *Corresponding author: Siann Bowman, Department of Occupational Therapy, Community & Clinical Allied Health, College of Scienc...

mated Bowman layer preparation with a 90to 100-mm-thick donor lamella of anterior stroma (instead of an 8to 12-mm-thick isolated Bowman layer graft). In our experience, the presence of donor stroma seems to degrade the optical quality of the transplanted cornea (as Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty/Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty grafts containing donor stroma ma...

Midstromal implant of an isolated Bowman layer graft is a new approach to reduce ectasia in eyes with advanced keratoconus. The procedure should postpone penetrating or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. Ten eyes of 9 patients with progressive, advanced keratoconus and contact lens intolerance underwent the procedure with no intraoperative adverse events. Throughout the study period, we obser...

Abstract Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) has become a first-line treatment in corneal endothelial diseases owing to its exceptional clinical outcomes and low complication rates. Thanks refractive predictability the ability reshape superficial cornea, DMEK is now also considered for managing cases with decompensation following previous procedures. This article reviews of three ...

The laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is the most widely used refractory surgical method world with excellent results, but this not without risks. Post-LASIK ectasia a serious complication and characterized by progressive increase curvature thinning of cornea, resulting irregular astigmatism decreasing visual acuity. Its incidence current literature approximately 0.033%. main treatment for i...