Refractive surgery is not just LASIK surgery anymore.Surgeons who want to be true refractive surgeons and help patients see better without glasses or contact lenses now have more opportunities than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I believe LASIK is poised to overtake PRK as the favored procedure in Navy refractive surgery, but it will be ...

More than 150 million Americans have poor vision because of a refractive error. Refractive errors make your vision blurry or hazy, making reading difficult, and can ...

By mapping the distribution and variations of the local refractive index within the eye, doctors would know the precise degree of corneal refraction. Equipped with this information, they could better ...

The shape of a cornea can be measured and represented by color-coded maps in several ways. A number of different dioptric intervals has been used for color-coded maps and most topographers offer ...

Older New Zealanders in residential care have inadequate access to vision and hearing tests, according to new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research. An advanced form of LASIK ...

Refractive procedures enjoy very high success rates and are among the most commonly performed elective surgeries in medicine. With better insights into preoperative screening, the overwhelming ...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LENSAR, Inc., an emerging leader in next-generation femtosecond laser technology for refractive surgery, today announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food ...

Short-sightedness is the inability to see clearly at a distance. Eyesight can usually be corrected by wearing spectacles or contact lenses. Insertion of a clear plastic lens in front of the existing ...

In a draft guidance document issued July 28 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, content and formatting recommendations are presented for patient labeling information for laser-assisted in situ ...