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VIDEO: Topography-guided LASIK offers potential to increase corneal optics

ByAlan Faulkner, MD

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At OSN New York, Alan Faulkner, MD, lists the benefits of topography-guided LASIK, including the potential to increase corneal optics and overall eye performance. However, there are still unknowns, such as the role of epithelial thickness and remodeling, and the relationship between lenticular and corneal astigmatism, he said.