A refractive surgical technique where a partial thickness circular flap of cornea is removed, frozen, reshaped on a lathe and replaced upon the cornea. The lathe can shape either a convex or a concave lens.
The reshaping of the cornea, formerly done with a lathe and blade, by first creating a corneal flap. LASIK is also a form of keratomileusis.
A surgical procedure for treating farsightedness and nearsightedness. A thin layer of the cornea is removed and reshaped, becoming a natural contact lens, and then permanently repositioned on the cornea.
curving of the cornea to reshape it.
One of the original surgical procedures that was finally refined to LASIK. In this procedure, a thin layer of the cornea is removed, reshaped and replaced with stitches. This procedure was extremely difficult to master with any consistency. Limited success was achieved in South America, but it has now been abandoned because of the advent of LASIK.
Surgical reshaping of the cornea
a refractive surgical technique where a partial thickness circular flap of cornea is removed, frozen, lathed to a new shape and replaced upon the cornea. The lathe can shape either a convex or concave lens.
When the cornea is carved to improve vision.
Re-sculpting of the shape of the cornea to change its focusing power; refractive surgery
is the carving of the cornea formerly done with a lathe and blade and now done with an excimer laser.
A refractive surgical technique where a circular flap of cornea is removed, frozen, lathed to a new shape, and placed back on the cornea. LADARVision® - A unique excimer laser system that integrates the patented laser radar eye tracker with small spot shaping to precisely reshape the cornea. The eye tracker is capable of tracking involuntary eye movements during surgery for accurate laser beam placement.
carving of the cornea to reshape it.
Keratomileusis is the surgical improvement of the refractive state of the cornea performed by lifting up the front surface of the eye by forming a thin hinged flap under which the shape of the cornea is changed by using an excimer laser or other surgical device. A microkeratome is usually used to cut the flap, but a femtosecond laser can also be used to make the flap. Before the advent of the excimer laser, keratomileusis was performed using a cryolathe, which froze thin flaps of corneal tissue and lathe cut them much like one cuts the lens of a pair of glasses.