Recovery times for patients undergoing LASEK/PRK will have a slower recovery while ReLEx SMILE patients may have a slightly quicker one. PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision patients will also require an adaptation period after surgery. So, let’s take a closer look at a typical recovery timeline ...
Visual RecoveryProceduresEctasiaDuring the last 5 years, PRK has re-emerged as a common procedure among most experienced refractive surgeons. Numerous reasons for this resurgence are that (1) PRK avoids flap-related complications, (2) PRK may be safer in some eyes with regard to preventing ...
Intrastromal astigmatic keratotomy (ISAK) was introduced for the treatment of low astigmatism. These incisions are not opened anteriorly, decreasing the risk of epithelial disruption, infection or wound dehiscence. ISAK was successful for naturally occurring and post-cataract surgery astigmatism [45] a...
The technique involves performing topo-guided PRK on the corneal surface, followed by PTK to remove the remaining epithelial cells, to be followed by corneal collagen CXL. Before describing the details of our presumably novel treatment protocol, we need to clarify the two set goals that we ...
whereas it was only 2.53% at 3 months in postLASIK eyes with recovery after 3 months. CV was statistically significantly higher for 3 months after surgery compared with preoperative data in both KC and postLASIK. The hexagonal cells percentage (pleomorphism) in KC and postLASIK eyes showed lea...
AS-OCT has played an important role in identifying corneal pathologies and also in planning for surgery [8]. It helps in localizing the corneal pathology in different layers. It also helps in assessing the attachment of graft postoperatively after DMEK or DSAEK. Further, the recent introduction ...
As part of a Navy prospective clinical investigation on recovery from photo-refractive keratectomy (PRK), the postoperative corneal-healing process was modeled using Orbscan pachymetry. Accounting for diurnal variation, corneal thickness maps were obtained from 18 subjects prior to their PRK surg...
The patient is a 42-year-old male who suffered a corneal ulcer after photo refractive keratectomy (PRK) surgery in which the cornea was completely destroyed. None of the routine treatments were effective and, due to the progression of corneal melting, the patient became a candidate for tectonic...
The technique involves performing topo-guided PRK on the corneal surface, followed by PTK to remove the remaining epithelial cells, to be followed by corneal collagen CXL. Before describing the details of our presumably novel treatment protocol, we need to clarify the two set goals that we ...