Femtosecond incisions can be more precise, better centered than manual

NEW YORK — Both intrastromal and penetrating femtosecond incisions can be more precise, better centered and provide a higher percentage of patients with less than 0.5 D of manifest refractive astigmatism postoperatively when compared with their preoperative astigmatism, a speaker said here.
“In the past, we used to do a lot of manual AKs, which I really haven’t done one in a long time. Some of the issues can be a little bit of the unpredictable outcome and patients do notice the foreign body sensation. Of course, there is the (Read more...)

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