Definitions for "Refractive surgery"
Keywords:  prk, lasik, astigmatism, corneal, lasek
Any surgical procedure which permanently alters the focusing power of the eye in order to change refractive errors. Refractive surgery may include corneal surgery such as Lasik, LASEK, PRK, Intacs, CK, LTK or lens surgery such as RLE or P-IOL
Refractive surgery is the term which describes all of the methods used to surgically correct the curvature of the cornea to restore the focus point on the retina.
Elective eye surgery which corrects optical defects of the eye by either changing the shape of the cornea or by inserting a plastic lens to supplement the eye's natural focusing ability. See Refractive Surgery in Eye Care Encyclopedia. See Free Eye Tests.