Eye surgery

Eye surgery

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refraction

Eyewear; Optometry

(1) A test to determine the best eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct a refractive error including myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted vision), hyperopia (farsighted, longsighted vision), or ...

laser thermal keratoplasty (LTK)

Eyewear; Optometry

A non-excimer laser refractive surgery. The office-based instrument applies two rings of laser energy to the midperiphery of the cornea. Each ring gently heats collagen in the cornea to change ...

lasik

Eyewear; Optometry

See Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis.

chiron

Eyewear; Optometry

Ophthalmic equipment company. Click here to go to website.

refractive lens exchange (RLE)

Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), also known as Clear Lens Exchange (CLE), is essentially cataract surgery without the cataract. The crystalline lens is removed from the eye and replaced with a clear ...

lattice degeneration

Eyewear; Optometry

Lattice degeneration is a hereditary vitreoretinal degeneration of the retina, causing holes most often in the periphery and possibly leading to retinal detachment. Lattice is a commonly a ...