BACKGROUND Laser intrastromal keratomileusis (LASIK) is an evolving technique which enables high degrees of myopia (>8.0 dioptres) and myopic astigmatism to be corrected. This paper describes initial ...
One study compared the functional optical zone (FOZ) and visual quality between SMILE and FS-LASIK in patients with high myopia. The results indicated that while both procedures yielded comparable ...
Who cares? Can’t we just prescribe glasses, use contact lenses or do LASIK surgery? Yes, we can correct myopia, but only if the eye isn’t already on its way to blindness by some of the very ...
Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry, said David Berntsen, professor of optometry and chair of clinical ...