… refers to any procedure that corrects or minimizes refractive errors. Today, refractive surgery
has evolved beyond the traditional laser refractive surgery, embodied by the popular laser in …

Refractive surgery, which corrects high degrees of refractive error (… In the past decade, the
field has evolved beyond excimer laser surgery. Newer platforms, such as the femtosecond …

… When we think of extending the benefits of refractive surgery to the community we must vary
of the consequences and complications as well, be it post-surgical keratitis or ectasias.[ 16 …

… Within the corneal refractive surgical field, the major area of … well-known successful LASIK
surgical technique. My interest … decades since VISION 2020 was initiated? What was VISION …

… us that just because a patient can see the 20/20 line in our office does not necessarily mean
they are good candidates for corneal refractive surgery. The understanding of optical scatter …

… in refractive surgery over the past three decades and provide an insight, beyond 2020. The
… , showing how surgery has evolved and how it can correct vision beyond just the sphere …

… Refractive surgery aims to improve the refractive state of the eye caused by ammetropia—whether
due to the globe’s axial length or through a difference in the refractive power of the …

… employees or recruits for previous refractive surgery.[ 4 ] … before refractive surgery and to
identify those in whom the surgery … to predict suitability for refractive surgery with an accuracy of …

… involved with the Vision 2020 project to assign … surgery, and to galvanize the refractive
surgery community to become involved with reducing the burden of global uncorrected refractive …

… Of these, 29 eyes (1.07%) required reinterventions due to an unexpected refractive result.
Sixteen eyes underwent corneal refractive surgery due to residual refraction, representing 1.29…