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One conspicuous difference between SMILE and LASIK is the size and shape of the corneal incision. In LASIK, the surgeon performs a 270-degree, 20 mm long incision, while in SMILE the so-called "side cap cut", which is the incision through which the surgeon extracts the lenticule, is usually about 4 mm long. [5]
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 ...
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]
Beth Gillette is the beauty editor at Cosmopolitan with more than five years of experience researching, writing, and editing skincare and acne stories that range from testing pore vacuums to ...
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.
"This transparent gel contains 1.5 percent salicylic acid to fight blackheads and blemishes, making it an effective spot treatment that can be used during the day and overnight," says Dr. Camp ...
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), sometimes known as acne inversa or Verneuil's disease, is a long-term dermatological condition characterized by the occurrence of inflamed and swollen lumps. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] These are typically painful and break open, releasing fluid or pus . [ 3 ]
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 ...