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Administrator   Firstname: Marc Gender:  Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 39598 Chats: 11125 Location: Hennef  | Epi-LASIK is a refractive surgery technique designed to reduce a person's dependency on eyeglasses and contact lenses. Invented by Dr. Ioannis Pallikaris (Crete, Greece), the technique is basically an automatic LASEK without alcohol: a device similar to a microkeratome (called epi-keratome) slides over the surface of the cornea, just underneath the epithelial layer of cells while suction is applied the result is a hinged sheet of epithelium that is at least partially viable it is reflected out of the way so that the ablation can take place the sheet is repositioned and a bandage soft contact lens is placed on the eye The first cases outside Greece were performed in September 2003. | ||
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 | Complications with Epi-LASIK Although relatively uncommon, the following are some of the more frequently reported complications of Epi-LASIK [1]:
Over/undercorrection
Visual acuity fluctuation
Halos around light sources
Starbursts around light sources
Decentered ablation... [General]von mgutt | 0 | 1661 | 07.08.2007, 00:28  mgutt |
| LASIK LASIK is the acronym for Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis, a type of refractive laser eye surgery performed by ophthalmologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.[1] The procedure is generally preferred to photorefractive... [General]von mgutt | 0 | 257 | 07.08.2007, 00:23 mgutt |
| LASIK was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself LASIK was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. Some say that is quite expensive but its well worth it. The procedure really changed my vision into much better as I expected, and I will bring the benefits of it for the rest of my life, so price... [General]von ogledecipher | 0 | 2148 | 04.01.2008, 19:03 ogledecipher |
| Wavefront-guided LASIK Wavefront-guided LASIK[3] is a variation of LASIK surgery where, rather than apply a simple correction of focusing power to the cornea (as in traditional LASIK), an ophthalmologist applies a spatially varying correction, guiding the computer-controlled... [General]von mgutt | 0 | 364 | 07.08.2007, 00:25 mgutt |
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