An advanced form of LASIK (Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) eye surgery that uses a virtual 3D model of a person's eye appears to offer patients better vision, a new study says. A major study of ...

Purpose To report on the outcome of excimer phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) in the management of band keratopathy. Methods Analysis was performed on patients undergoing PTK for band keratopathy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — In-office procedures may be used to treat corneal opacities, including band keratectomy, Salzmann ...

To assess corneal biomechanical changes in eyes undergoing phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and to investigate the relationship of PTK with corneal thickness. Phototherapeutic keratectomy was ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways PRK might be better if you have thin corneas or worry about dry eye.After LASIK, 90% of people have vision between 20/20 and 20/40 without ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Cutting-edge wavefront aberrometry can be used to help refractive surgeons predict the biomechanical stability of the cornea after LASIK surgery. "We all want to identify ...

A study led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago compares the safety, effectiveness and reliability of the two most common types of laser eye surgery, laser epithelial ...

A major study of laser correction for short-sightedness shows that the procedure is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, according to research presented at the 43rd Congress of ...