Eye surgery
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Used for
keratocentesis, photocoagulation eye surgery
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
cataract surgery, eye laser surgery, eye transplantation, glaucoma surgery, keratoplasty, radial keratotomy, vitrectomy
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Laser Eye Surgery Is it painful? There is little if any discomfort during surgery because the cornea and eye are anesthetized by drops.
- Laser eye surgery is most commonly used to correct three vision problems - myopia (near-sighted), hyperopia (far-sighted) and astigmatism (distorted vision when looking at objects at any distance).
- LASIK laser eye surgery is associated with very little pain.
- And fortunately, the price of lasik eye surgery is becoming more affordable.
- In many countries extra-ocular, anterior segment and vitreo-retinal eye surgery is routinely performed using local anaesthetic techniques.
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