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2. LASIK - Wikipedia

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   ICD-9-CM. 11.71. MeSH. D020731. MedlinePlus. 007018. [ edit on Wikidata] LASIK or Lasik ( laser -assisted in situ keratomileusis ), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. [ 1]

3. 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 ...

4. Patricia Bath - Wikipedia

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   Patricia Era Bath (November 4, 1942 – May 30, 2019) was an American ophthalmologist and humanitarian. She became the first female member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, the first woman to lead a post-graduate training program in ophthalmology, and the first woman elected to the honorary staff of the UCLA Medical Center.

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6. 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.

7. Small incision lenticule extraction - Wikipedia

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   Small incision lenticule extraction. 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 ...