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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. 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 ...

  4. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    Cataract surgery is the most common application of lens removal surgery, and is usually associated with lens replacement. It is used to remove the natural lens of the eye when it has developed a cataract, a cloudy area in the lens that causes visual impairment. [ 4][ 10] Cataracts usually develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. [ 4]

  5. Refractive error - Wikipedia

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    Refractive surgery permanently changes the shape of the cornea. [1] The number of people globally with refractive errors has been estimated at one to two billion. [4] Rates vary between regions of the world with about 25% of Europeans and 80% of Asians affected. [4] Near-sightedness is the most common disorder. [5]

  6. Amblyopia - Wikipedia

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    Amblyopia, also called lazy eye, is a disorder of sight in which the brain fails to fully process input from one eye and over time favors the other eye. [ 1] It results in decreased vision in an eye that typically appears normal in other aspects. [ 1] Amblyopia is the most common cause of decreased vision in a single eye among children and ...

  7. Radial keratotomy - Wikipedia

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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.

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