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  2. Radial keratotomy - Wikipedia

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    Radial keratotomy ( RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness). It was developed in 1974 by Svyatoslav Fyodorov, a Russian ophthalmologist. It has been largely supplanted by newer, more accurate operations, such as photorefractive keratectomy, LASIK, Epi-LASIK and the phakic intraocular lens.

  3. Refractive surgery - Wikipedia

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    Refractive surgery. Refractive surgery is an optional eye surgery used to improve the refractive state of the eye and decrease or eliminate dependency on glasses or contact lenses. This can include various methods of surgical remodeling of the cornea ( keratomileusis ), lens implantation or lens replacement.

  4. Photorefractive keratectomy - Wikipedia

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    Photorefractive keratectomy ( PRK) and laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy (or laser epithelial keratomileusis[ 1]) ( LASEK) are laser eye surgery procedures intended to correct a person's vision, reducing dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASEK and PRK permanently change the shape of the anterior central cornea using an excimer ...

  5. Small incision lenticule extraction - Wikipedia

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    ReLEx Small incision lenticule extraction ( SMILE ), second generation of ReLEx Femtosecond lenticule extraction ( FLEx ), is a form of laser based refractive eye surgery developed by Carl Zeiss Meditec used to correct myopia, and cure astigmatism. Although similar to LASIK laser surgery, the intrastromal procedure uses a single femtosecond ...

  6. Glaucoma surgery - Wikipedia

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    Glaucoma surgery. Glaucoma is a group of diseases affecting the optic nerve that results in vision loss and is frequently characterized by raised intraocular pressure (IOP). There are many glaucoma surgeries, and variations or combinations of those surgeries, that facilitate the escape of excess aqueous humor from the eye to lower intraocular ...

  7. List of instruments used in ophthalmology - Wikipedia

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    Contact lenses. to correct refractive errors of the eye; a little invasive. Phoropter. used in refraction testing. Tonometers. used to determine the intraoccular pressure (IOP) - useful in glaucoma; video link for various types of tonometers. Speculum: to keep the eyes open during any operation. Universal eye speculum.

  8. Optical Express - Wikipedia

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    Optical Express is a provider of ophthalmology services including laser eye surgery, cataract surgery and lens replacement surgery in the United Kingdom and Europe. Optical Express is a trading name of DCM (Optical Holdings) Limited which operates as the Optical Express Group. [ 5] In 2013 the company was described by the Competition Commission ...

  9. Fluorescein angiography - Wikipedia

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    Fluorescein angiography[ 1] ( FA ), fluorescent angiography ( FAG ), or fundus fluorescein angiography ( FFA) is a technique for examining the circulation of the retina and choroid (parts of the fundus) using a fluorescent dye and a specialized camera. Sodium fluorescein is added into the systemic circulation, the retina is illuminated with ...