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  2. Clear lens extraction - Wikipedia

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    Clear lens extraction. Clear lens extraction, also known as refractive lensectomy, custom lens replacement or refractive lens exchange is a surgical procedure in which clear lens of the human eye is removed. Unlike cataract surgery, where cloudy lens is removed to treat cataract, clear lens extraction is done to surgically correct refractive ...

  3. Refractive error - Wikipedia

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    Refractive errors are corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. [1] Eyeglasses are the easiest and safest method of correction. [1] Contact lenses can provide a wider field of vision; however they are associated with a risk of infection. [1] Refractive surgery permanently changes the shape of the cornea. [1]

  4. Manual small incision cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    Manual small incision cataract surgery. Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) is an evolution of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE); the lens is removed from the eye through a self-sealing scleral tunnel wound. A well-constructed scleral tunnel is held closed by internal pressure, is watertight, and does not require suturing.

  5. Refractive surgery - Wikipedia

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    Refractive surgery. 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. Photorefractive keratectomy - Wikipedia

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    Photorefractive keratectomy ( PRK) and laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy (or laser epithelial keratomileusis[ 1]) ( LASEK) are laser eye surgery procedures intended to correct a person's vision, reducing dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASEK and PRK permanently change the shape of the anterior central cornea using an excimer ...

  7. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - Wikipedia

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    The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ( ASCRS ), a professional society for surgeons specializing in eye surgery, based in Fairfax, VA, was founded in 1974. [ 1][ 2] It is distinct from its sister organization, the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA), which concerns itself with the business management ...

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