SAN FRANCISCO — Improved technologies and advanced techniques have given corneal laser surgery a valuable role in therapeutic treatment, according to a presentation here.
At Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Simon P. Holland, MD, FRCSC, MRCP, FRCOph, said recent advances in epithelial thickness measurements have changed the way he approaches therapeutic cases.
“The considerations we’re using in topography-guided laser surgery for therapeutic reasons ... we want consistent symptoms and topography and sufficient pachymetry,”