Refractive corneal surgery - discharge
Refractive eye surgery - what to ask your doctor
Refractive corneal surgery corrects mild-to-moderate nearsightedness. If you are nearsighted, you have trouble seeing things that are far away.
Refractive corneal surgery corrects mild-to-moderate nearsightedness. If you are nearsighted, you have trouble seeing things that are far away.
See also: LASIK eye surgery
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Corneal Surgery ...
Recently, corneal surgery procedures have become recognized as a possible treatment for astigmatism. Cuts in the cornea or the use of lasers or other surgical techniques on the cornea have been shown to reduce or get rid of astigmatism.
In refractive corneal surgery, controlled by computer to make precise pre-programmed shavings of eye tissue to produce a given optical correction.
After surgery, any remaining vision problems can usually be corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses or special corneal surgery (an operation on the cornea, the clear outer part of the eye, just over the dark pupil).
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 See also: Surgery, Farsightedness, Nearsightedness, Injury, Corneal transplant
  
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