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2. Photorefractive keratectomy - Wikipedia

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   LASIK; Alcohol assisted PRK; Transepithelial PRK (TransPRK) ASA (Advanced Surface Ablation) LASEK, which uses Amoils Brush and gas cooling to reduce the pain; M-LASEK, which Uses mitomycin in an attempt to reduce post-operative haze but is of dubious effectiveness. [20] Possible long-term side effects are unknown. [21]

3. LASIK - Wikipedia

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   Wavefront-guided LASIK is a variation of LASIK surgery in which, rather than applying a simple correction of only long/short-sightedness and astigmatism (only lower order aberrations as in traditional LASIK), an ophthalmologist applies a spatially varying correction, guiding the computer-controlled excimer laser with measurements from a ...

4. FDA Warns of Potential Side Effects Associated With LASIK Surgery

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   While it’s a pretty straightforward surgery and it’s highly successful, there is still a small percentage of patients that have complications or long-term troubles after LASIK, says Dr. Bert.

5. Refractive surgery - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Laser blended vision - Wikipedia

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   Laser blended vision is a laser eye treatment which is used to treat presbyopia (ageing eyes; [1] progressive loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects) or other age-related eye conditions. [1] It can be used to help people that simply need reading glasses, and also those who have started to need bifocal or varifocal spectacle correction ...

7. Farsightedness - Wikipedia

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   There are also surgical treatments for far-sightedness: Laser procedures. Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK): This is a refractive technique that is done by removal of a minimal amount of the corneal surface. [19] [20] Hyperopic PRK has many complications like regression effect, astigmatism due to epithelial healing, and corneal haze. [21]