Myopic Astigmatism

From the early days of excimer lasers to recent breakthroughs, each innovation has enhanced our ability to provide safe, effective and efficient solutions for patients.

SMILE proved effective in correcting residual myopia and myopic astigmatism in pseudophakic eyes, leading to significant visual acuity gain.

Patients who underwent myopic astigmatism correction with the SmartSight lenticule extraction procedure experienced good visual and refractive outcomes at 12 months, according to a study.

For refractive surgery practices, wavefront-guided, or WFG, LASIK is the mainstay of treatment, thanks to its broad treatment parameters and reputation for patient comfort and rapid visual recovery. But not everyone is a candidate for LASIK. Surface ablation is a great alternative for those who have thinner corneas, but that sometimes means an uncomfortable choice between a state-of-the-art WFG procedure and a conventional or off-label one.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — A new ablation algorithm for transepithelial PRK effectively reduces haze formation and allows for the correction of even high myopia and myopic astigmatism without the use of mitomycin C, according to a study.

Patients who underwent femtosecond lenticule extraction for the treatment of myopia and myopic astigmatism had stable results 10 years after the procedure.