Category
page 1Refractive surgeries
refractive surgery
medical specialty
cataract surgery
ocular surgery performed to remove cataracts
phacoemulsification
Phacoemulsification is a cataract surgery method in which the internal lens of the eye which has developed a cataract is emulsified with the tip of an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the volume of the anterior chamber during the procedure. This procedure minimises the incision size and reduces the recovery time and risk of surgery-induced astigmatism.
small incision lenticule extraction
form of laser based refractive eye surgery
Intrastromal corneal ring segments
small device implanted in the eye to correct vision
Keratomileusis
Keratomileusis, from Greek κέρας (kéras: horn) and σμίλευσις (smíleusis: carving), or corneal reshaping, is the improvement of the refractive state of the cornea by surgically reshaping it. It is the most common form of refractive surgery. The first usable technique was developed by José Ignacio Barraquer, commonly called "the father of modern refractive surgery."
Corneal inlay
device implanted in eye to adjust refactive strength
radial keratotomy
procedure to surgically correct refractive errors in the eye, by cutting radial slits into the cornea to change its refractive properties