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Visian ICL

Eyewear; Optometry

P-IOL manufactured by STAAR Surgical. See Visian ICL Details.

YAG laser

Eyewear; Optometry

YAG is an abbreviation for neodymium yttrium-aluminum-garnet, the material used generate a short pulsed, high-energy light beam in the infra red wavelength of 1064 nm. The YAG laser is a surgical ...

A scan

Eyewear; Optometry

Ultrasonic procedure to measure specific areas within the eye.

American Board of Eye Surgeons (ABES)

Eyewear; Optometry

Ophthalmologist certification organization. Affiliated with the American College of Eye Surgeons. Click here to go to website.

American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)

Eyewear; Optometry

A medical specialty board that administers a 1-1/2 year long education and examination process for ophthalmologists. After an ophthalmologist has passed the examination, (s)he is "Board Certified". ...

PERK Study

Eyewear; Optometry

A multi-center study of radial keratotomy (RK) outcomes funded by the National Eye Institute. Ten-year results of RK patients who had the surgery in 1983 were published in Archives of Ophthalmology ...

NearVision CK

Eyewear; Optometry

Trade mark for the use of CK to restore near vision for individuals with presbyopia. The technique is similar to monovision. Detailed NearVision CK Monovision Information

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