One of the disappointments for both the patient and refractive surgeon is to have a good visual result of 20/20 unaided in daylight but an “unhappy” patient because of the unwanted symptoms of GASH — an acronym for glare, ghosting, starburst, halos and reduced contrast sensitivity that can present in low light conditions. These symptoms are usually a surprise in that the patient does not expect it and the surgeon did not predict it.
In a presentation at a recent meeting of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery, I demonstrated (Read more...)
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