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Corneal surgery



Radial keratotomy for myopia  - series
Radial keratotomy for myopia - series
Lasik eye surgery - series
Lasik eye surgery - series


Corneal surgery

Alternative Names:

Nearsightedness surgery; Radial keratotomy; Refractive surgery; LASIK
Risks:

General anesthesia is not used. The cornea has no blood vessels and bleeding does not occur.

However, after surgery some patients experience the following symptoms:

  • Fluctuating vision, including halos around lights
  • Under-correction or over-correction
  • Infections of the cornea which can result in permanent vision loss (unusual)
  • Scar of the flap incision which can result in permanent vision loss (unusual)
  • Difficulty seeing at night due to glare (light sensitivity )
  • Dislodgement of the flap, even long after surgery




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