Any surgery that is used to improve the refractive state of the eye and decrease the need for glasses and contact lenses is referred to as refractive eye surgery. Refractive eye surgery is most often used to treat the common vision disorders myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. There are many determining factors in choosing [...]
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What is Refractive Eye Surgery?
December 27th, 2009 
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August 7th, 2009 admin Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and surgery of the visual pathways including the eyes, brain, and areas surrounding each eye as such as the lacrimal (tear) system and the eyelids. The word “ophthalmology” comes from the Greek root words “ophthalmos” meaning “eye” and “logos” meaning “word, thought, or discourse.” So [...]
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