Lasik

The top refractive surgery-related articles on Healio this year included a look at better targeting of LASIK candidates and an overview of key strategies to address uncorrected refractive error.

Throughout the year, Healio publishes a host of blogs on topics ranging from common conditions like keratoconus and glaucoma to crossover care that includes concussion management and diseases of the brain.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, William B. Trattler, MD, discusses how the EVO ICL has been a “game changer” in refractive surgery practice.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, David Smadja, MD, speaks about heads-up 3D visualization for LASIK.

A standardized three-stage LASIK flap replacement protocol demonstrated a low incidence of clinically visible microfolds and no visually significant microfolds, according to a study.

Looking back at the evolution of LASIK since the early 1990s, we see an incredibly safe procedure that has effectively liberated more than 20 million people from corrective lenses, enhancing their lives and improving their appearance.

With more than 20 million procedures performed to date in the U.S., LASIK is still the most popular and most performed laser vision correction method, according to the Refractive Surgery Council.

A cover story on LASIK brings back a lot of memories for me.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Mahipal S. Sachdev, MD, overviews the positive results the Elita femtosecond laser demonstrated in the creation of LASIK flaps.

After sphere and cylinder, the most important determinant of visual acuity is spherical aberration.