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  2. Photorefractive keratectomy - Wikipedia

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    PRK has advantages over LASIK in that it avoids added complications associated with the flap created during surgery. The procedure may also reduce the chances of dry eye symptoms after surgery. Due to the PRK procedure not requiring a surgical flap, athletes or individuals concerned with trauma introduced by the flap may see benefits to LASEK ...

  3. Diffuse lamellar keratitis - Wikipedia

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    Individuals with atopic conditions with pre-existing allergic conjunctivitis, or ocular rosacea, are more prone to developing the condition after surgery. Some authors have reported that moderate to severe eye allergies and chronic allergic conjunctivitis are an absolute contraindication to the LASIK procedure. [ 3 ]

  4. History of surgery - Wikipedia

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    The Edwin Smith Papyrus is a lesser known papyrus dating from the 1600 BCE and only 5 meters in length. It is a manual for performing traumatic surgery and gives 48 case histories. [12] [18] The Smith Papyrus describes a treatment for repairing a broken nose, [19] and the use of sutures to close wounds. [20] Infections were treated with honey. [21]

  5. PRK - Wikipedia

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    PRK can refer to: North Korea's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code; Photorefractive keratectomy, laser eye surgery; Phase reversal keying, a form of phase-shift keying; People's Republic of Korea, short-lived 1945 government; People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979-1989; Port Kent (Amtrak station), New York, US station code; Phosphoribulokinase, an enzyme

  6. 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.

  7. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    At Recovery Works, Patrick’s former treatment facility, his name and photo were added to a memory wall in a common room — another fatal overdose in a system full of them. Staff turnover in the treatment industry meant that soon enough hardly anyone there would remember Patrick at all.

  8. C. Palanivelu - Wikipedia

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    Provision of high tech medical facilities and treatment at free / affordable cost. Served 47,526 of patients till now 3,485 of free laparoscopic surgeries. Financial assistance for poor students to persuade education.

  9. Surgery (short story) - Wikipedia

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    His two unsuccessful efforts, causing much stress and pain both for himself and the patient, result in a quarrel. Vonmiglasov leaves outraged and disgusted, Kuryatin feels quite offended with his client's choice of language and lack of understanding.