Eye surgery

Eye surgery

Industry: Eyewear

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Intacs

Eyewear; Optometry

Trade name for Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments. Small semicircular rings of plastic that are implanted in the mid-periphery of the cornea to correct myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted vision) ...

A condition in which the surface of the cornea is not spherical, but is irregularly shaped like the back of a spoon. An astigmatic cornea causes light images to focus on two separate points in the ...

Posterior optical segment

Eyewear; Optometry

The part of the eye behind to the crystalline lens, including the vitreous, choroid, retina, and optic nerve.

Intralase

Eyewear; Optometry

Manufacturer of a femtosecond laser for use in creating a Lasik flap and other precise corneal incisions. Lasik with the Intralase laser created flap is called All-Laser Lasik or All-Laser Lasik. See ...

Atopy

Eyewear; Optometry

A type of inherited allergic response involving elevated immunoglobulin E. Sometimes called a reagin response, it means that you have hay fever, bronchial asthma, or skin problems like urticaria or ...

Automated lamellar keratoplasty (ALK)

Eyewear; Optometry

An incisional refractive surgery technique for low to moderate myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted vision). In the procedure, the refractive surgeon places an instrument called an automated ...

Posterior vitreous detachment

Eyewear; Optometry

The separation of the vitreous body from the retinal surface due to shrinkage from degenerative or inflammatory conditions or trauma. Often an age-related condition.