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Radial keratotomy (RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness). It was developed in 1974 by Svyatoslav Fyodorov , a Russian ophthalmologist . It has been largely supplanted by newer, more accurate operations, such as photorefractive keratectomy , LASIK , Epi-LASIK and the phakic intraocular lens .
Svyatoslav Nikolayevich Fyodorov (Russian: Святослав Николаевич Фёдоров; 8 August 1927 – 2 June 2000) was a Russian ophthalmologist, politician, professor, full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. He is considered to be a pioneer of refractive surgery.
Radial keratotomy (RK), developed by Russian ophthalmologist Svyatoslav Fyodorov in 1974, uses spoke-shaped incisions, always [clarification needed] made with a diamond knife, to alter the shape of the cornea and reduce myopia or astigmatism; this technique is, in medium to high diopters, usually replaced by other refractive methods.
This is a list of inventors from the Russian Federation, ... Russian Federation: radial keratotomy [52] Scheme of radial keratotomy: Vladimir Fyodorov (1874–1966)
Astigmatic keratotomy, arcuate keratotomy, or transverse keratotomy [clarification needed] Radial keratotomy; Hexagonal keratotomy [clarification needed] Epikeratophakia is the removal of the corneal epithelium and replacement with a lathe-cut corneal button. [15] Intracorneal rings or corneal ring segments [clarification needed] Implantable ...
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Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927–2000) (Russia) was the "father of ophthalmic microsurgery" and he improved and popularized radial keratotomy, invented a surgical cure for cataract, and he developed scleroplasty.
Caster earned his B.A. from Harvard College in 1976 and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1980. After completing his residency in ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the UCLA Medical School in 1984, he trained with Dr. Svyatoslav Fyodorov, the Russian innovator of the radial keratotomy procedure in 1987.