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LASIK
This
procedure is currently the gold standard for the surgical correction
of nearsightedness. The entire surgery takes only 10 to 20 minutes,
and the laser beam is used less than one minute.
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PHACOEMULSIFICATION
Intralase
is a femtosecond laser that allows the performance of precise cuts
in the cornea, eliminating the need for the scalpel, drills or knives
in corneal surgery. Its main indications are in refractive surgery
to correct myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, in patients requiring
intrastromal or Ferrara rings to correct keratoconus, and in patients
requiring corneal transplant.
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INTRACORNEAL RINGS FOR KERATOCONUS
Keratoconus
is a leading cause of corneal blindness and a common indication
for corneal transplant. One of the most effective methods of visual
rehabilitation in keratoconus patients is rigid contact lenses,
but a high percentage of these patients are contact-lenses intolerant.
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CORNEAL TRANSPLANT
Corneal
grafts (transplants) generally are performed for two reasons, to
restore eye integrity and to restore vision. The successful outcomes
enjoyed by patients who undergo modern penetrating keratoplasty
(full thickness corneal graft) and lamellar keratoplasty (partial
thickness graft) are the result of advances in operating microscopes
design, suture technology, surgical techniques, and corneal topography,
and of the availability of carefully preserved corneal tissue.
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