Archive for December, 2007

Photorefractive Keratectomy With Femtosecond Laser Shows Excellent Results

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Penetrating keratoplasty using a femtosecond laser to create surgical incisions in a zigzag pattern appears bio-mechanically stable, according to a study by researchers in California published in the December issue of Ophthalmology.
Patients treated with the technique showed “excellent” wound closure and integrity, and had only moderate astigmatism within a few months after operation, the […]

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LASIK Induced Keratectasia Progression Prevented by Riboflavin and Ultraviolet-A Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking: Study

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Riboflavin and ultraviolet-A corneal collagen cross linking can increase the bio-mechanical stability of the cornea and can halt and even partially reverse the progression of LASIK-induced keratectasia, according to a study by researchers in Switzerland & Germany.

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