Eye surgery

Eye surgery

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Eye surgery

A common eye examination and refraction evaluates low order aberrations (LOA). These are commonly called sphere (myopia or hyperopia) and cylinder (astigmatism). Only a wavefront diagnosis is able to ...

Algorithm

Eyewear; Optometry

A precise mathematical rule or set of rules to find a solution to a problem. In refractive surgery, algorithm often refers to the mathematical calculations of the excimer laser used to create an ...

Pachymetry

Eyewear; Optometry

An procedure used to measure the thickness of the cornea.

Allegretto

Eyewear; Optometry

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Papilledema

Eyewear; Optometry

Non-inflammatory swelling/elevation of the optic nerve often due to increased intracranial pressure or the presence of a tumor.

Femtosecond laser

Eyewear; Optometry

An infrared range laser that delivers pulses of energy within the cornea, causing a small controlled explosion of gas that separates the layers of the cornea. The femtosecond laser for ophthalmology ...