Radial keratotomy (RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness). It was developed in 1974 by Svyatoslav Fyodorov, a Russian...
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Keratoconus (section Radial keratotomy)
tracking outcomes of cross-linking in patients with keratoconus. Radial keratotomy is a refractive surgery procedure where the surgeon makes a spoke-like...
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Look up keratotomy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Keratotomy is a type of refractive surgical procedure and can refer to: Radial keratotomy Photorefractive...
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Rob Hall of Adventure Consultants. Weathers, who had recently had radial keratotomy surgery, soon discovered that he was blinded by the effects of high...
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astigmatism Astigmatic keratotomy, arcuate keratotomy, or transverse keratotomy[clarification needed] Radial keratotomy Hexagonal keratotomy[clarification needed]...
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photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), and LASEK. All represent advances over radial keratotomy in the surgical treatment of refractive errors of vision. For patients...
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surgery, including techniques for astigmatism and the invention of radial keratotomy for myopia. Jules Gonin (1870–1935) (Switzerland) was the "father...
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surgeon to perform bypass surgery) Svyatoslav Fyodorov (creator of radial keratotomy) Harold Gillies (pioneer of plastic surgery) Jesse Gray (First female...
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cortical) Refractive surgery (LASIK, photorefractive keratectomy, radial keratotomy) Sorsby's Fundus Dystrophy (Macular degeneration) Vitamin A deficiency;...
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role in modern electronics (Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000). 1970s Radial keratotomy by Svyatoslav Fyodorov 1970 Excimer laser 1970 Robotic sample return...
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