This study comprised 115 eyes of 58 healthy volunteers (26 [44.8%] women and 32 [55.2%] men) with no corneal or lenticular pathologies and normal visual acuity. All eyes underwent three consecutive ...

Wavefront analysis of eyes with and without cataract surgery found significant differences in the levels of aberrations between rigid and foldable IOLs and between scleral and corneal incisions.

Results of the study, "Internal compensation for corneal astigmatism and high-order aberrations of the eye," were reported to the fourth International Congress of Wavefront Sensing and Aberration-free ...

Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) was initially reported by Ioannis Pallikaris in 1990 and has since become an efficient and highly popular procedure in corneal refractive surgery. However, a ...

The first steps in examining a dissatisfied refractive surgery patient are to obtain a complete history and to understand the specific problems underlying his or her disappointment. Once the chief ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Millions of people have reduced their dependence on eyeglasses and contact lenses over the past several years with the refractive surgery procedure known as LASIK. LASIK can correct ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Consider it an ocular fingerprint: A new generation of laser eye surgery is beginning that maps subtle irregularities in the cornea before it's zapped - in hopes of crisper vision ...

A MEMS-based deformable mirror could significantly enhance retinal imaging systems and enable the early detection of common eye diseases. Boston Micromachines, based in Watertown, MA, has unveiled a ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- While the vision-impaired Hubble Space Telescope needed optical doctoring from shuttle astronauts, vision researchers back on Earth were wondering if the human eye was clever enough to ...