Corneal sculpting
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- In one application, the corneal sculpting is performed on the stroma with a Lasik excimer procedure.
- Date: Sep 2005 Title: Eyes - laser eye surgery Publisher: Better Health Channel Description: Laser corneal sculpting is a medical procedure that involves the use of laser to reshape the surface of the eye.
- Corneal Sculpting is Microscopic Each pulse penetrates only three ten-thousandths of a millimeter of the cornea - less than 1/200th of a human hair per laser pulse.
- (1,8)The required depth of corneal sculpting is proportional to the degree of myopia to be and / or astigmatism treated.
- This noninvasive corneal sculpting is a significant improvement over existing technology.
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