Improvements in technology expand refractive surgery options

CHICAGO — Contemporary laser refractive surgery results are good, but advancements in technologies and techniques could further improve outcomes, according to a speaker here.
Over the past 20 years, excimer lasers have become faster, ablation profiles have improved, nomograms have been refined, and more variables can be controlled, Jodhbir S. Mehta, MBBS, PhD, said at the Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.
“For PRK and LASIK, we have almost two decades of evaluation for our patients, so we do have a long-term record to

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