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Provides an outline of the current research around medical tourism, especially its impact on Australians. Background Medical tourism is a burgeoning industry in our region.
Peter Leggat
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Refractive surgery - a review [PDF]
Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/OpenRefractive errors, such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, are very common all over the world.
Einar Stefánsson +1 more
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Relative peripheral refraction across 4 meridians after orthokeratology and LASIK surgery [PDF]
Background: To characterize the axial and off-axis refraction across four meridians of the retina in myopic eyes before and after Orthokeratology (OK) and LASIK surgery. Methods: Sixty right eyes with a spherical equivalent (M) between − 0.75 to − 5.25
González-Méijome, José Manuel +5 more
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Purpose To systematically review SMILE‐based astigmatism correction and influencing factors. Methods Literature was screened across eight databases. Pre‐ and post‐SMILE cylinder, difference vector (DV), correction index (CI), magnitude of error (ME), angle of error (AE), and index of success (IOS) were compared.
Shuangcheng Li +5 more
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Corneal stromal demarcation line after collagen cross-linking in corneal ectatic diseases: a review of the literature [PDF]
Collagen cross-linking (CXL) is a relatively new conservative approach for progressive corneal ectasia, which is able to strengthen corneal tissue reforming new covalent bonds.
SPADEA, LEOPOLDO +2 more
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Case Studies of Mycobacterium abscess Infection after Laser in Situ Keratomileusis
Background: Infectious keratitis after refractive surgery is uncommon, and mycobacterium abscess has never been observed in corneal infections in China. Purpose: To propose an unusual presentation of two cases about Mycobacterium abscess infection after ...
Yixin Wang +4 more
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The Combined Utilization of Epithelial Thickness and Tomographic Parameters in Keratoconus Detection
Purpose: To evaluate the performance of the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS‐OCT) and Scheimpflug–Placido tomographic (SPT) indices in differentiating suspect keratoconus (SKC) from normal (N). Methods: In this cross‐sectional study, one eye of each patient was scanned on AS‐OCT and SPT.
Abdelrahman Salman +11 more
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Complications of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK)
Laser-in-situ-keratomileusis (LASIK) is one of the most commonly done refractive surgeries round the globe. It has become a popular technique of refractive surgery because of lower postoperative discomfort, early visual rehabilitation and decreased post ...
Lizbeth Tom, Anisha T Augustin
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Resultados a largo plazo de la cirugía refractiva corneal [PDF]
Las ametropías no corregidas son la primera causa de discapacidad visual y la segunda de ceguera en todo el mundo. Actualmente, muchas personas optan por solucionar este problema mediante la cirugía refractiva corneal con láser.
Barrera Meléndez, Alexandra
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Evaluation of the cut quality of Masyk® microkeratome in obtaining corneal flap from human eyes of an Eye Bank [PDF]
PURPOSE: To evaluate the cut quality of Masyk® microkeratome in obtaining a corneal flap from human eyes of Eye Banks. METHODS: Prospective study with 20 human eyes from Eye Banks. All flaps were programmed to obtain 160 µm thickness and 9.5 mm diameter.
Alves, Milton Ruiz +2 more
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