Advances in refractive surgery

New options expand the scope of corrective procedures

Iftikhar M. Chaudhry Dr Chaudhry is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Philadelphia. He was formerly a fellow at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston and New England Medical Center Hospitals.Correspondence[email protected]

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Eileen R. Conti Dr Conti is an ophthalmologist in private practice in New Jersey and a former fellow of Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston and New England Medical Center Hospitals.

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Roger F. Steinert Dr Steinert is assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and is in private practice at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston. He is one of the original researchers of the excimer laser.

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The Food and Drug Administration's approval of the excimer laser in 1995 heralded the age of laser refractive surgery in the United States. Since then, other advances in refractive surgery have spurred great public interest in and enthusiasm for these procedures. In this article, the authors review the major types of refractive surgery and discuss their indications, results, and complications.

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